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Home, hearth and table
— a centennial review of the nutritional circumstances of older people living alone | | Author(s) | Phil Lyon, Anne Colquhoun |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 19, part 1, January 1999 |
| Pages | pp 53-67 |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Diet ; Economic status [elderly] ; Food ; Living alone ; Independence ; Income [older people] ; Social welfare ; Histories. |
| Annotation | Survey evidence on the living conditions of older people has a creditable history in Britain. Charles Booth's work alerted policy makers to the often dire circumstances of older people. Accounts of their housing, diet, domestic arrangements and general quality of life stiffened resolve to ensure an adequate minimum standard of living in old age. At the start of the welfare state, two important studies by Rowntree and Sheldon depicting old age provided a useful benchmark of progress. The themes of income and support infrastructure recur in all studies. In many ways, these concerns are central to the question of adequate diets and health and well-being. The possibility, or otherwise, of being able to afford, buy and prepare food of appropriate quality, is fundamental to an independent life in old age. Using food as a focus for review, this article maps what has been said about the circumstances of independent older people, and what has been done to support them in the community. While considerable progress has been made over the century, their relative position remains problematic. This is especially the case for those living on their own in old age and relying on the basic state pension. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990616203 A |
| Classmark | CF: CFD: F:W: YP: K8: C3: JF: TY: 6A |
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