Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 23 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Anne Killett, Fiona Poland

Intergenerational living during the pandemic

Rachel Stevenson, Jean Atkinson

This is an opinion piece provided by Rachel, 31, and her grandmother, Jean, 97, who have been living together for two and a half years, since Rachel became unwell with myalgic…

Older adults’ experiences of social distancing and the role of the community center during COVID-19

Lauren Wolman, Lynda Atack, Sanjana Khan, Sarah Zwicker, Czarielle Dela Cruz, Lisa Roy, Esther Arbeid

Although very much needed from an infection control perspective, there is deep concern about the impact of social distancing during COVID-19, particularly on older adults.

COVID-19 and “ageing well” for the older migrants and refugees in rural Australia: the case of Bhutanese elders in Albury, New South Wales

Nichole Georgeou, Spyros Schismenos, Nidhi Wali, Karin Mackay, Elfa Moraitakis

The purpose of this study is to highlight the challenges and opportunities for the well-being of older migrants and refugees in rural Australia by learning from the example of the…

Internet use among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer+ older adults during COVID-19

Trevor G. Gates, Mark Hughes, Jack Thepsourinthone, Tinashe Dune

This brief paper aims to examine the extent to which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) older adults in Australia used the internet for social…