Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 4 Issue 2

Editorial

Ron Iphofen

Assistive technology and its role in housing policies for older people

Anthea Tinker

The term assistive technology (AT) is relatively new but its origins go back a long way. Some of the elements of assistive technology, such as aids and adaptations, have been a…

Intermediate care: The potential for partnership

JoyAnn Andrews, Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson

Intermediate care is emerging as performing an increasingly‐significant function in bridging the care gap between hospital and home. It does not emerge from a policy or service…

Gauging quality in constructivist research: The Äldre Väst Sjuhärad model revisited

Mike Nolan, Elizabeth Hanson, Lennart Magnusson, Bengt‐Arne Andersson

This article outlines a model for gauging the quality of a partnership approach to research that was developed for use in a Research Centre in West Sweden. The Äldre Väst Sjuhärad…

Older people in Wales, their transport and mobility: A literature review

Gill Windle, Vanessa Burholt

Older people are reported to be the largest group to suffer from mobility deprivation. This paper reviews the literature relating to the mobility of older people in the context of…

Researching the informal theories of nurses working with older people using a holistic, bio‐psychosocial approach

Christine Smith

This paper presents a research study that demonstrates the inadequacy of the traditional biomedical approach to caring for older people and shows the benefits of using a more…

Good (Non) Retirement Guide

Eileen Clayton