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Building a good life for older people in local communities
— the experience of ageing in time and place | | Author(s) | Mary Godfrey, Jean Townsend, Tracy Denby |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF; Nuffield Institute for Health, University of Leeds |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, 2004 |
| Pages | 239 pp |
| Source | York Publishing Services Ltd., 64 Hallfield Road, Layerthorpe, York YO31 7ZQ. pdf (ISBN 1859352359) available at http://www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Self help organisations ; Quality of life ; Social surveys ; Leeds ; Hartlepool. |
| Annotation | Through the experiences and voices of older people, this report provides a picture of what it is like to grow old in two localities. It draws on participatory research involving two established networks of older people aged between 60 and 97: Caring Together, one of 37 neighbourhood networks in an ethnically diverse inner city area of Leeds; and the Retired Resource Network in Hartlepool, which brings together retired people to provide mutual support and to campaign on relevant issues. A significant aspect of the study was the participation of older people as research partners, involved in all stages of the work: interviewing, analysing and shaping the writing. The report highlights factors that inhibit and promote healthy ageing; makes connections between older people's day-to-day lives and their social and physical environments; and contributes to our understanding of the services that are required in order to support their needs and enhance their conceptions of life quality. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041101001 B |
| Classmark | RH: PQ: F:59: 3F: 88B: 8CLB |
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