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New lifestyles in old age
— health, identity and well-being in Berryhill Retirement Village | | Author(s) | Miriam Bernard, Bernadette Bartlam, Simon Biggs |
| Publisher | Policy Press, Bristol, 2004 |
| Pages | 71 pp |
| Source | Marston Book Services, PO Box 269, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4YN. direct.orders@marston.co.uk |
| Keywords | Retirement communities ; Extra care ; Health [elderly] ; Well being ; Participation ; Research ; Social surveys ; Stoke-on-Trent. |
| Annotation | In Britain, purpose-built retirement villages are attracting increasing attention, reflecting a recognition that older people want a greater say in where and how they live, and the care and support they might need in the future. This report explores what it is like to live and work in the Berryhill Retirement Village in Stoke-on-Trent, which has been developed by the ExtraCare Charitable Trust and the Touchstone Housing Association. A feature of the research was its multi-method participatory approach, involving the 159 residents aged 55+, as well as staff, families and other stakeholders. The report examines how older people are enabled to play a part in actively creating a new retirement community lifestyle for themselves, and are encouraged to participate and be involved in village life. Quantitative and qualitative data are used to explore and understand residents' health, well-being, quality of life and life satisfaction, and to meet their diverse health needs. The possibility of maintaining a positive identity in later life is also examined. The report draws out wider policy and practice lessons for those who might be considering developing similar schemes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040713206 B |
| Classmark | ROA: QA:58D: CC: D:F:5HH: TMB: 3A: 3F: 8STC |
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