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A better life
— valuing our later years | | Author(s) | Philly Hare, Ilona Haslewood |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Inspiring Social Change, 2950, December 2013 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, December 2013 |
| Pages | 4 pp (Ref 2950) |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. Weblink: www.jrf.org.uk/work/workarea/better-life |
| Keywords | Ill health ; Physical disabilities ; Living patterns ; Needs [elderly] ; Projects. |
| Annotation | The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) major 5-year programme 'A better life' aimed to explore what quality of life means for older people with high support needs, and to examine what can help us all to improve our final years. The main work of commissioning and publishing projects relating to this goal finished in 2013. This paper summarises the key messages from the 'A better life' programme of work, available from the JRF website (see: www.jrf.org.uk/work/workarea/better-life). It notes key points that will inform subsequent work to disseminate the findings and to reflect on the meaning of the evidence base on issues such as challenging ageist assumptions, recognition of the increasing diversity of older people, and making simple changes to improve older people's lives. It also notes that there have been major changes since the project began, in particular cuts to or loss of services, voluntary sector organisations and local infrastructure - which are detrimental to the well-being of older people and those who support them. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-161230001 A |
| Classmark | CH: BN: K7: IK: 3E |
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