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Care of Europe's older people
- Author:
- DAYE Gertaud
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(2), July 2005, pp.21-24.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This paper explores dignity from the viewpoint of older Europeans themselves. General recommendations concerning policies for older persons are considered together with commitments included in action plans on aging, in relation to the questions of to what extent these texts can be seen as a means to guarantee the dignity of the older person? The inter-relatedness of recommendations concerning health, labour market and those on social protection policies are stressed and the impact on the dignity of older citizens highlighted. The use of language is explored, as is the presentation of older persons in the media and advertising and the impact on dignity. The paper also questions whether dignity, or rather the loss of dignity, is experienced similarly by all groups of older persons. Is there a difference for men and women, for persons from ethnic minorities and for persons with a disability who are becoming old? Finally it considers what kind of care we want when we are old - how do we wish to be taken care of once we are no longer able to live fully independent lives in our own homes?
The European Union and older people with disability
- Author:
- EUROLINK AGE
- Publisher:
- Eurolink Age
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 19p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Short booklet setting out what the European Union is doing for older, disabled people. Explains how individuals and organisations acting on their behalf can take advantage of opportunities which exist. Includes comprehensive list of organisations.
Mobility and transport: meeting the needs of older people with disabilities; report from a Eurolink Age seminar, Brussels, November 5-7 1993
- Author:
- EUROLINK AGE
- Publisher:
- Eurolink Age
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 43p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains conference papers organised into the following sections: background; the European context - past actions; the European context - recent developments and current initiatives; public transport systems; a safe and accessible pedestrian environment; and the provision of transport information.
Dignity and the older European: policy recommendations
- Authors:
- EDGAR Andrew, NORDENFELT Lennart
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(2), July 2005, pp.17-20.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
The Dignity and Older Europeans Research Group had produced a series of recommendations on policy. The policy recommendations are inspired by the data gathered from focus groups, as well as by the theoretical reflections on the concept of 'dignity'. This article introduces four core policy recommendations. The first reflects the rights of the older person, the second calls for the removal of ageism and ageist practices, the third concerns the regulatory frameworks needs in service provision and the fourth reflects the welfare entitlements of older people.
Care and social integration in European societies
- Editors:
- PFAU-EFFINGER Birgit, GEISSLER Birgit, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 324p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This book provides descriptions and comparative analyses of the now complex and highly varied arrangements for the care of children, disabled and older people in Europe, set within the context of changing labour markets and welfare systems. It includes analyses of the modernisation of informal care and new forms of informal care, topics often neglected in the literature. Issues of gender, family change, social integration and citizenship are all explored in a series of chapters that report on original empirical, cross-national research. All contributors are high-ranking experts involved in the COST A13 Action Programme, funded by the European Union.
Educating for dignity
- Authors:
- TADD Win, DIEPPE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(2), July 2005, pp.4-9.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This paper describes the creation of the educational materials developed as part of the Dignity and Older Europeans Project. Following a discussion of the development process, the materials themselves are described. The materials include a poster of the dignity balance, which contains five core messages and illustrates the impact of both enhancing and violating individual dignity. The second product is a leaflet that also includes the dignity balance and lists of actions and approaches that will promote dignity or result in indignity. The final product to date is a multidisciplinary workbook, which is described in some detail. The workbook Educating for Dignity provides a brief outline of the theoretical model of dignity, and four different sections based on the empirical findings: understanding dignity, old age - what is it like to be an older person, dignity in care, and the impact of the system.
Framework for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of data on the ageing of people with disabilities
- Author:
- McLELLAN D.L
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 68p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg
Bringing home the bacon
- Author:
- PHILPOT Terry
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.11.89, 1989, pp.21-24.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
High levels of public spending and widespread decentralisation have been the keys to Denmark's community care policies.
Past it at 40?: a grassroots view of ageism and discrimination in employment
- Author:
- GASTER Lucy
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 61p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This report provides new evidence that ageism and discrimination are having devastating effects on the lives of people as young as forty, with a cost to the economy of up to £31 billion per year. It explores, in detail, the experiences of people over forty trying to enter the labour market, including: people who have been made redundant; the longterm unemployed; women returners; people with disabilities; and people still in a job but needing new skills to keep going. Employers’ attitudes, policies and practices are examined, revealing a worrying lack of awareness of national and European legislation in relation to the employment of older people.
Understanding poverty
- Author:
- ALCOCK Pete
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 301p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 2nd
Provides a review of research on, and debates about, the problem of poverty in the 1990s. Covers the definition and measurement of poverty, its distribution and causes, and the development of anti-poverty strategy. Also looks at: the dynamics of deprivation; the 'underclass'; poverty in Europe and beyond; defining and measuring poverty; gender, racism, ageing and disability; social security policy; welfare rights; and the politics of poverty and the welfare state.