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Revaluating aging in place
— from traditional definitions to the continuum of care | | Author(s) | Joyce Weil, Elizabeth Smith |
| Journal title | Working With Older People, vol 20, no 4, 2016 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2016 |
| Pages | pp 219-222 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/wwop.htm |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Physical environment ; Living patterns ; Needs [elderly] ; Long term ; Social policy ; United Kingdom ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Traditional definitions of ageing in place often define the concept specifically as the ability to remain in one's own home or community setting in later life. This paper aims to reframe ageing in place and to show how narrowly defined ageing in place models can be potentially negative constructs that limit options for older adults. The authors propose a paradigm shift, or a re-framing of, the popularised idea of ageing in place. They challenge mainstream and literature-based beliefs that are deeply rooted to the idea that ageing in place ideally happens in the home in which a person has lived for many years. The paper reviews common concepts and constructs associated with ageing in place as well as gaps or exclusions, also US-based ageing in place policy initiatives that favour the ageing in place model. It finds thst an expanded definition of ageing in place embraces heterogeneity in residence types and living options. A realistic assessment of person-environment fit - matching an older person's capabilities to his or her environmental demands - allows for the development of additional ageing in place options for those living across the continuum of care. In all, ageing in place should be moved from the personal "success" or "failure" of an older individual, to include the role of society and societal views and policies in facilitating or hindering ageing in place options. The authors demonstrate that these options, in facilities within the continuum of care, can be thought of as appealing for older people of all levels of physical and cognitive functioning. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170106207 A |
| Classmark | BG: R: K7: IK: 4Q: TM2: 8: 7T |
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