scholarly journals Looking “out of place”: analysing the spatial and symbolic meanings of dementia care settings through dress

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Buse ◽  
Julia Twigg
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Older People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Private Space ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Symbolic Meanings ◽  
Institutional Space

The article explores how clothing exposes – and troubles – the ambiguous location of care homes on the boundaries of public/private, home/institutional space. It deploys a material analysis of the symbolic uses and meanings of dress, extending the remit of the new cultural gerontology to encompass the “fourth age,” and the lives of older people with dementia. The article draws on an ESRC-funded study “Dementia and Dress,” conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), which explored everyday experiences of clothing for people with dementia, carers and careworkers, using ethnographic and qualitative methods. Careworkers and managers were keen to emphasise the “homely” nature of care homes, yet this was sometimes at odds with the desire to maintain presentable and orderly bodies, and with institutional routines of bodywork. Residents’ use of clothing could disrupt boundaries of public/private space, materialising a sense of not being “at home,” and a desire to return there.

Music therapy and dementia care practice in the United Kingdom: A British Association for Music Therapy membership survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine Schneider
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
British Association ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
People With Dementia

The place of music therapy in the spectrum of musical interventions in dementia care needs to be better understood in light of the ‘supply’ and ‘demand’ of this provision. A semi-structured, online survey of British Association for Music Therapy members and affiliates was undertaken in summer 2017. It asked respondents to report on employment practice and settings, and experience in dementia-related music therapy. It asked about training received and given, and what barriers prevent wider availability of music therapy for people with dementia in the United Kingdom. Replies came from 188 people, 142 of whom were working with people with dementia. Most respondents reported working in the public or voluntary sector, but one in five was self-employed. Most (61%) were employed in residential care or hospital settings, for an average of 20 hours per week. The main factor that would increase music therapy provision in dementia care was seen as ‘greater awareness’ of music therapy amongst the general public and within the National Health Service. Nearly one-quarter (23%) thought that training and development could help increase provision. This was the largest survey undertaken to date of dementia practice by Music Therapists in the United Kingdom. It has implications for recruitment, professional development, promotion of the specialism and research.

An evaluation of a specialist multiagency home support service for older people with dementia using qualitative methods

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Rothera ◽  
Rob Jones ◽  
Rowan Harwood ◽  
Anthony J. Avery ◽  
Kate Fisher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Home Support ◽  
People With Dementia

Wales

2019 ◽  
pp. 283-290
Author(s):  
Bob Woods
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Artistic Heritage

This chapter documents the developments in Wales relating to a National Dementia Vision and Strategy. A new Strategy is to appear by December 2016. While activity and progress are evident in many areas, much remains to be done. Wales benefits from having an Older People’s Commissioner, a statutory voice for older people, including those living with dementia, and from its rich cultural, linguistic, and artistic heritage, with active third-sector organizations. Like many countries, Wales has had well-publicized scandals in relation to quality of care in hospitals and care homes, which have provided learning and impetus for development. Compared with other parts of the United Kingdom, dementia diagnosis rates in Wales appear low and are now the subject of government targets. The new Strategy will need to fully engage with people living with dementia in order to address these challenges, while building on the growing social movement of dementia-friendly communities.

scholarly journals Ageing in Urban Neighbourhoods: Exploring Place Insideness Amongst Older Adults in India, Brazil and the United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-223
Author(s):  
Ryan Woolrych ◽  
Jamuna Duvurru ◽  
Adriana Portella ◽  
Judith Sixsmith ◽  
Deborah Menezes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods

The ageing in place agenda emphasises the importance of supporting older adults to age in their communities surrounded by the personal resources to age well. In exploring the relationship between older people and their environment, the concept of place insideness is seen as central to constructing feelings of identity, belonging and attachment in old age. Yet there has been little research exploring how older adults experience place insideness across different urban, social and cultural contexts which is an impediment to identifying effective interventions for age-friendly cities and communities. This article explores how place insideness is experienced amongst older adults across India, Brazil and the United Kingdom. The article presents qualitative findings from 294 semi-structured interviews collected across 9 cities and 27 neighbourhoods. The findings reveal that older adults cultivate their sense of place insideness in old age through dimensions of physical insideness (i.e., environmental competence in navigating and engaging in the community), social insideness (i.e., knowing others) and autobiographical insideness (i.e., shared place histories). In drawing on older people’s understanding of their communities, this article explores the opportunities and challenges in developing a sense of place insideness to support ageing well. We identify implications for policy and practice in terms of how we can better design urban environments as age-friendly communities which support a greater sense of place for older people.

scholarly journals Correlates of Socioeconomic Status and the Health of Older People in the United Kingdom

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Mijan Rahman ◽  
Hafiz T. A. Khan ◽  
Trish Hafford-Letchfield
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Older People ◽  
The United Kingdom
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