Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 15 Issue 4

Why is it important to consider so-called “invisible” older people in UK healthcare?

Anthea Tinker, Nesar Gilani, Isabella Luthra, Olivia Richardson, Alexander Howells, Zaid Kureeman, Olamide Oshunniyi

– The purpose of this paper is to start a debate about older people who are in groups that are not readily visible to policy makers and practitioners.

Organisational aspects of elder mistreatment in long term care

Paula Hyde, Diane Burns, Anne Killett, Andrea Kenkmann, Fiona Poland, Richard Gray

The purpose of this paper is to propose five organisational factors associated with abuse, neglect and/or loss of dignity of older people resident in care homes. It derives from…

Choice and control for older people using home care services: how far have council-managed personal budgets helped?

Parvaneh Rabiee, Caroline Glendinning

The purpose of this paper is to report the experiences of older people who use council-managed personal budgets (PBs) to fund home care services and their satisfaction with the…

Hearing loss and dementia: an exploratory study of the views of audiologists

Nicola Wright, Theodore Stickley, Imran Mulla, Edward Bradshaw, Laura Buckley, Sue Archbold

– The purpose of this paper is to explore audiologists, views and experiences of working with older adults with dementia.

Should dehydration in older people be a marker of lack of quality in long term care provision?

Lee Hooper, Diane K Bunn

– The purpose of this paper is to consider whether dehydration in older people should be used as a marker of lack of quality in long-term care provision.

“Fuller” or “extended” working lives: a critical commentary

Chris Phillipson

The purpose of this paper is to, first, provide some background to the treatment of older workers; second, highlight the distinction between a “fuller” and an “extended” working…

Studying dementia: the relevance of the fourth age

Chris Gilleard, Paul Higgs

To better understand the social nature of dementia, it is important to understand its cultural significance and the role that it plays in re-articulating later life. In this new…

Redrawing the boundaries of active provision in older life

Fiona Poland