Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 25 Issue 3

Editorial: Innovate support for older people to reflect changing governance, values, peer and professional practices and built environments

Fiona Mary Poland

Short commentary: What is (not) feasible to do in care for older adults in Nigeria: an application of the developmental governance framework

Prince Agwu, Jacinta Ene, Uzoma Odera Okoye

Navigating the maze of dementia: a qualitative analysis of a peer-assisted help and support programme for informal caregiver

Maribel Martínez, Elena Rovira, Carlota Riera Claret

Following several prior editions and the acquisition of quantitative data indicating a 18% reduction in perceived caregiver burden and a 27% improvement in their quality of life…

Family care of older people: a matter of moral duty

Gema Serrano-Gemes, Rafael Serrano-del-Rosal

The purpose of this paper is to understand the profile of the Andalusian population in relation to the motivations that support family care for older people, considering multiple…

Promoting home safety with older adults: a systematic review of occupational therapy interventions

Ryan M. Carrick, Taylor Brinkley, Cheyenne Harvey, Ashtin Johnson, Taylor Penney, Tanner Kate Sauls, Pamalyn J. Kearney

Due to the projected increase in the older adult population, occupational therapy providers will have an increasing role in supporting health outcomes for older adults in the…

Perspectives of health professionals on an in-home hearing and vision enhancement intervention for older adults in Norwegian municipalities

Gro Gade Haanes, Anne-Sofie Helvik, Aud Johannessen

This study aims to characterize the experiences of health professionals participating in an exploratory randomized controlled trial designed to improve hearing and vision among…

Assessing age-friendliness of contemporary urban outdoor places in Estonia

Nele Nutt, Sirle Salmistu, Kristiina Kupper, Zenia Kotval

This paper aims to explore how recently designed and built urban public spaces in Estonia address the concept of age-friendly environments and consider older adults as users of…

The role of built environments and use of communal spaces in helping facilitate social connections of older people living in housing with care schemes

Jillian Powell, Paul Willis, Ailsa Cameron, Alexandra Vickery, Eleanor K. Johnson, Brian Beach, Randall Clive Smith

This paper examined the significance of the built environment for shaping inclusion and social connections in housing with care (HwC) schemes for older people (50+ years) in…