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Why the UK needs a social policy on ageing
- Author:
- WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 47(2), 2018, pp.253-273.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This article makes the case for a radical new strategy on ageing which focuses on the whole life course with the intention of preventing many of the chronic conditions associated with old age. The case is built on recent research evidence and the life-course concept of ‘active ageing’ is used to encapsulate the practical measures required. Combining biological and social science insights it is argued that, while ageing is inevitable, it is also plastic. This means that it not only manifests itself in different ways but also that it can be modified by mitigating the various risk factors that drive it. Such action would have considerable potential to reduce the personal costs of chronic conditions such as strokes and those falling on family carers but, also, to cut the associated health and social care expenditures. The question of why such apparently beneficial policy action is not being taken is discussed and a range of barriers are identified. One of these appears to be the UK's extreme brand of neo-liberalism, which militates against the collective approach necessary to implement a social policy for active ageing. Although the case is made with primary reference to UK policy and practice, the call for action to prevent chronic conditions has global relevance. (Publisher abstract)
Home care across Europe: current structure and future challenges
- Editors:
- GENET Nadine, ed.
- Publisher:
- World Health Organization
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 156p.
- Place of publication:
- Copenhagen
Currently, for every person over the age of 65 in the European Union, there are four people of working age. But by 2050 there will only be two. Demand for long-term care, of which home care forms a significant part, will inevitably increase in the decades to come. Despite the importance of the issue, however, up-to-date and comparative information on home care in Europe is lacking. This report attempts to fill some of that gap by examining current European policy on home care services and strategies. It examines a wide range of topics including the links between social services and health-care systems, the prevailing funding mechanisms, how service providers are paid, the impact of governmental regulation, and the complex roles played by informal caregivers. Drawing on a set of Europe-wide case studies, the report provides comparable descriptive information on many aspects of the organisation, financing and provision of home care across the continent. The report is designed to help frame the coming debate about how best to serve elderly citizens as European populations age.
Ageing Horizons
- Publisher:
- Oxford Institute of Ageing
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Ageing Horizons covers analysis and research on policy in an ageing society. It is a thematic resource for abstracts, news, commentary, and debate on the policy issues that are likely to arise in the medium term as a result of population ageing. Each issue deals with various aspects of a single theme that is of central importance to policy making in this area. This title is an online only, open access journal. The journal is indexed and abstracted selectively on Social Care Online.
Baby boomers and adult ageing: issues for social and public policy
- Authors:
- BIGGS Simon, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 8(3), September 2007, pp.32-40.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This article provides a critical assessment of academic and policy approaches to population ageing with an emphasis on the baby boomer cohort and constructions of late-life identity. It is suggested that policy towards an ageing population has shifted in focus, away from particular social hazards and towards an attempt to re-engineer the meaning of legitimate ageing and social participation in later life. Three themes are identified: constructing the baby boomers as a force for social change, a downward drift of the age associated with 'older people' and a shift away from defining ageing identifies through consumption, back towards work and production. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for future social and public policy.
Journal of Aging and Social Policy
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Journal of Aging and Social Policy aims to highlight the issues and problems of elders caused by contemporary policy by providing critical analyses of public policy, probing the history of contemporary issues, exploring the evolution of policy, and examining the literature in related policy areas to make a point relevant to the aging society and the systems that deliver programs or services. This journal is indexed and abstracted selectively on Social Care Online.
Advancing aging policy as the 21st century begins
- Author:
- CARO Francis G.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 11(2/3), 2000, pp.1-17.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article introduces this special issue of the journal that concludes a collection of issues relating to ageing and social policy. Subjects covered include: the potential for advancing ageing policy, employment of older people, aspects of long-term care, end of life issues, and a range of subjects from international perspectives. Together the essays illustrate the wide range of issues affecting older people that deserved attention from policy makers.
Towards a social policy on ageing: report of a consultation held at St. George's House, Windsor Castle, on September 18th-20th, 1992; a document to promote discussion and action
- Editors:
- LIVESLEY Joanne, WALLACE Simon, LIVESLEY Brian
- Publisher:
- Research for Ageing Trust
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 62p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
What is meaningful participation for older people? An analysis of aging policies
- Authors:
- DIZON Lovely, WILES Janine, PEIRIS-JOHN Roshini
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 60(3), 2020, pp.396-405.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Background and Objectives: The language used to construct policy problems influences the solutions created. Recent aging policies emphasize participation as essential to aging well, encouraging independence and active involvement in all aspects of life. However, it is less clear whether participation in the creation of policies or in policy goals and aspirations is meaningful. This article addresses the question: “How is meaningful participation reflected and enabled in policy?”Research Design and Methods: Eleven global, national, and local policies were purposively selected and analyzed using thematic and discourse analysis. Results: Policies framed population aging as a challenge and active aging as a value as or part of the policy-making process, participation is enabled (or not) through the types of participation encouraged by policy makers and the kinds of participation used to engage with older people. Discussion and Implications: The researchers' analysis identifies a strong pattern of discourses regarding individual responsibility to age well; underlying tensions between productive and passive participation; and tensions inherent to the concept of consultation. Implications include the need for those in the consultative phase of policy making to engage with diverse older people and to use participatory methods to explore what meaningful participation means for older people themselves. (Edited publisher abstract)
Active ageing: a strategic policy solution to demographic ageing in the European Union
- Authors:
- WALKER Alan, MALTBY Tony
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 21(S1), October 2002, pp.S117-S130.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Across the European Union, there has been a shift from a society that is predominantly young to one which is dominated by older cohorts. The ageing of European countries has widespread implications for current and future social and economic policies across the region. This article examines the emergence of discourses on ageing at the EU level, in particular concentrating on those concerning the increasingly universal policy concept of ‘active ageing’. The problem with active ageing is that it lacks a precise universally accepted definition. The dominant policy paradigm is the economic one of working longer. The main purposes of this article are to explain why this strategy has emerged and its importance. Despite a great deal of positive political rhetoric, the response at all levels of policy making has been rather limited. An active social and public policy is required to mainstream active ageing as the leading paradigm for ageing policy across the EU. The year 2012 has been designated the’ European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity Between the Generations’, and thus offers a potential focus for renewed policy action.
Care home sweet home: care home of the future
- Author:
- MASON Mark
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
ILC-UK, with the support of Barchester Healthcare, has produced this report, which aims to understand how care homes will need to develop to respond to a changing world. Trends have been identified that current stakeholders and partners feel will have an impact on the care home sector over the next 20 years. Issues relating to changes in the workforce, resident care, technology and the environment have been considered and potential responses to them suggested. It concludes that policy and practice initiatives must deliver solutions to: ‘chronic difficulties’ in the recruitment and retention of care home staff; better engaging the community with care homes; making the most of the potential of new technology; finding a sustainable funding model for care which ensures that the care home can deliver quality personalised services; creating an informed care consumer; protecting vulnerable adults without over-regulating and thus stifling innovation; the sustainability of the environment through, for example, better management of the consumption of energy and water; and tackling societal ageism.