Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 8 Issue 1

Editorial

Ron Iphofen

Flooring as an intervention to reduce injuries from falls in healthcare settings: an overview

Amy Drahota, Diane Gal, Julie Windsor

Background: The ageing population is generating increasing concern over the occurrence and associated costs of falls in healthcare settings. Supplementary to the investigation of…

Mind your step! A falls prevention programme designed to reduce falls in those over 75 years

Lorna Conn

Falls among older people cause significant mortality and morbidity, thus presenting a serious issue for older people and health and social care professionals alike. The simple…

Respect for the person with dementia: fostering greater user involvement in service planning

Maria Lorentzon, Karen Bryan

Respect for people with dementia and their involvement in service planning is explored, based on selected research publications and policy papers, mainly from the Department of…

Older people from white‐British and Asian‐Indian backgrounds and their expectations for support from their children

Chih Sin

The importance of ties between older people and their children has been widely documented as a fundamental component in the provision and receipt of support. While the reference…

Caring for the Older Person (2nd edition)

Lynne Williams