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| Strengthening relationships to prevent isolation and loneliness in old age | | Author(s) | Samantha Callan |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Social Justice; Hanover |
| Publisher | Hanover, Staines, 2013 |
| Pages | 20 pp (The hanover@50debate 8) |
| Source | Downloads at: http://www.hanover50debate.org.uk/debates/think-pi... |
| Keywords | Family relationships ; Loneliness ; Isolation. |
| Annotation | This is the eighth in a series of ten think pieces from leading UK think tanks to mark Hanover's 50th year in providing high quality housing and related services for older people. The author laments that 'fairness' in older age is often expressed as 'a spreadsheet'. She argues that we should look more broadly at how loneliness and isolation can blight older people's health and well-being. Ultimately, she suggests, we need to address societal and family breakdown and ameliorate its impact - particularly on the poorest - in older age. Although welcome, additional social care funding will be swallowed up by the vast increase in the numbers eligible for free social care. This paper suggests that community-based approaches, such as 'buddying' schemes, can replicate care previously provided by family and friends, and bridge the gap between professional and personal relationships. This item is also a chapter in 'Perspectives on ageing and housing: insights by leading UK think tanks' (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-131127009 P |
| Classmark | DS:SJ: DV: TP * |
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