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A better life
— valuing our later years | | Author(s) | Imogen Blood |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, 2013 |
| Pages | 88 pp |
| 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] ; Personal relationships ; Quality of life ; Projects. |
| Annotation | The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) major 5-year programme 'A better life' (2009-2013) 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. This book was commissioned by JRF to draw out and reflect on the key messages from this body of work. A recurring theme is that ageing is about all of us; it is everyone's business, not just those working in care homes, commissioning health and care services, or developing government policies and programmes. The book quotes the personal experiences of older individuals, and asks why it is that personal identity risks getting overlooked at this stage of life. It considers the messages about what 'choice', 'control' and 'independence' mean to people as they get older. A concluding chapter summarises key messages and draws together the practical ideas for change that were introduce throughout the report, starting with old age being not about 'them': it is about all of us. Older people are individuals, and as a group, they are becoming more diverse. Relationships matter to us, whatever our age: we have a fundamental human need to connect with others meaningfully. Older people with high support needs have many assets, strengths and resources; and whatever our age or support needs, we should all be treated as citizens: the individual and collective voices of older people with high support needs should be heard and given power. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-161230002 B |
| Classmark | CH: BN: K7: IK: DS: F:59: 3E |
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