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Call-Me
— promoting independence and social engagement among older people in disadvantaged communities | | Author(s) | Michael Murray, Thomas Scharf, Sian Maslin-Prothero, Roger Beech, Friederike Ziegler |
| Corporate Author | New Dynamics of Ageing Programme - NDA; Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield |
| Publisher | New Dynamics of Ageing - NDA, Sheffield, 2013 |
| Pages | 8 pp (NDA Findings 18) |
| Source | NDA Research Programme, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Elmfield, Northumberland Road, Sheffield S10 2TU. www.newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk Download:
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| Keywords | Independence ; Social interaction ; Deprived areas ; Development projects ; Projects ; Research Reviews ; Manchester. |
| Annotation | Call-Me project was a growing body of research highlighting the challenges faced by older people in disadvantaged urban communities. This group may experience a variety of risks associated with ill health, poverty, social isolation and loneliness, vulnerability to crime, and a lack of opportunities to engage in local and national decision-making processes. This project sought to move away from an assessment of the problems associated with ageing in socially deprived communities towards a new focus on the ways in which community action by older people can contribute to active ageing in disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods. It found that older residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods were keen to become involved, but identified the need for ongoing support and resources. Older residents and local stakeholders must be involved in the development of community interventions from the outset. Wider city support can also contribute to the sustainability of such projects and to increasing opportunities for transferability. The study was conducted in collaboration with Manchester City Council Valuing Older People Team; it adopted a community-based participatory design, working with groups of older residents in different neighbourhoods in Manchester. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160426001 P |
| Classmark | C3: TMA: RN: IGD: 3E: 3A:6KC: 83E * |
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