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Independent living
— a survey of people aged 65 or over | | Corporate Author | Help the Aged; MORI |
| Publisher | Help the Aged, London, 1995 |
| Pages | various pagings |
| Source | Help the Aged, St James's Walk, Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R OBE. |
| Keywords | Living in the community ; Quality of life ; Social contacts ; Transport services ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The spur for this research carried out by MORI's Social Research Institute comes largely from the publication of "A lonely death", a report by Help the Aged and Brent Council of an independent enquiry into the circumstances of the death of John Sheppard. Mr Sheppard was a 69 year old council tenant in Brent who lay dead in his flat for three and a half years before being discovered by workmen in December 1993. Similar recent cases involving older people make the solutions suggested in "A lonely death" even more pertinent. The research consisted of 1,071 over 65s interviewed face-to-face in their own homes. Topics covered support from and contact with others, transport, and accommodation. Although most people do not suffer loneliness, lack of mobility or fear of leaving their homes are problems which become increasingly marked for those aged 75 and over. The survey confirms the degree of isolation, despite which older people feel extremely strongly that they wish to remain in their own home, rather than move to some form of sheltered accommodation. The quality of life of Britain's older population could be improved with more contact from others. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000818505 B |
| Classmark | K4: F:59: TOA: O: 3F |
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