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Assistive technology and older people: listening to their view
- Authors:
- TINKER Anthea, MCCREADIE Claudine, TURNER-SMITH Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 6(2), June 2003, pp.27-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Briefly reports on three pieces of research funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) which have attempted to draw on the views of older people about assistive technology and its role in staying at home policies.
Shower success
- Author:
- MCCREADIE Claudine
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 7(2), June 2003, pp.25-29.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Adaptations can make a huge difference to older people's decisions about remaining at home. Summarises the findings of research carried out at the Institute of Gerontology, Kings College London which looked at how different items help manage everyday tasks of life. The article focuses on older people's views of baths and showers.