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Spotlight report 2008: spotlight on older people in Northern Ireland
- Author:
- HELP THE AGED IN NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged in Northern Ireland
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report looks at the issues that impact on the lives of older people in Northern Ireland to demonstrate both the positive and the negative, to discern how we treat older people and how, in addressing the issues raised, we can ensure that as many people as possible enjoy and maintain a good quality of life. Each section is illustrated by a number of statistical indicators based on the latest available figures, a commentary on the issues raised and quotes from older people themselves. Behind the statistics presented in this report are individuals with different life experiences, different circumstances and different needs. In common with any other sector of society, older people are not a homogenous group but individuals with a diverse range of views, lifestyles and experiences. However a significant number of older people in Northern Ireland do share a common ground: the misery of poverty, isolation and neglect. It is life for this group of people that this report focuses on.
Growing older in the 21st century
- Author:
- DEAN Malcolm
- Publisher:
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people in Britain are happier, healthier, and more resourceful than is generally supposed, but the message from the UK's biggest ever study of the quality of life in old age - the four-year Growing Older Programme funded by the Economic and Social Research Council - is that the Government needs to do more to ensure that the growing numbers of older people have a better life. While people are living longer, life expectancy went up by 25 years in the last century, older people still live in a climate that is characterised by prejudice, discrimination and social exclusion, with people over 80 (the fastest rising segment of the population) hit hardest of all.
Old age
- Author:
- VINCENT John
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 190p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The latter decades of the 20th century saw a fundamental change in the age structure of many Western societies. In these societies it is now common for a fifth to a quarter of the population to be retired, for fewer babies to be born than is required to sustain the size of the population and for life expectancy to exceed 80 years old. This volume provides an overview of the key issues arising from this demographic change, asking questions such as: what if any, are the universal characteristics of the ageing experience?; what different ways is it possible to grow old?; and what is unique about old age in the contemporary world? The author also examines issues ranging from the social construction, diversity and identity of old age to areas of social conflict over population, pensions and the medicalisation of old age.
Death attitudes and the older adult: theories, concepts and applications
- Editor:
- TOMER Adrian
- Publisher:
- Brunner-Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 293p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, PA
Death and aging are two topics not often discussed together. This book seeks to bridge the fields of gerontology and thanatology. Topics discussed include death attitudes, defined as attitudes towards the dying process, end-of-life decision making, and death itself.
Utilising case management to maintain the elderly in the community
- Authors:
- WODARSKI John S., WILLIAMS-HAYS Mona M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 39(4), 2002, pp.19-37.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Economic and demographic factors are changing America and both have serious connotations for families and society. The baby boomers are growing old and their numbers are astounding. The old-old (85 and older) are living longer and our family size is decreasing. Both parents are working and there is an increase in the mobility of citizens. According to research, much prejudice and potential discrimination against the aged exists. What effect does this have on society? How can a case manager insure that his or her client receives the appropriate services and in a timely manner? Intervention guidelines are provided with implications for policy and clinical practice, with the focus of maintaining elderly in the community. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Growing older programme: project summaries
- Author:
- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. Growing Older Programme
- Publisher:
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Growing Older Programme had two objectives: to identify and scrutinise aspects of the quality of life of older people and try to contribute to policy and practice aimed at improving the quality of later life. The 24 research projects included: several large scale surveys, one of the biggest contacting more than 8,000 people aged 75 and over in 23 doctors' general practices, which was the source of deep concern about inequality in old age; identifying problems that older people encounter in using public transport, with train and bus operators seen to regard the old and disabled as a 'nuisance'; revealing the extent of social exclusion borne by older people in poor city areas; the particular problems of the growing number of older people from ethnic minorities; the positive side of getting old, including taking part in learning, and the support of church going for many; and coping with bereavement.