Ageing well: Evidence Review
This introduction provides an overview of the Evidence Review and considers the social context in which it has taken place. It sets out the key terms and ideas addressed throughout the publication while considering central questions such as, who the ‘baby boomers’ are, what ‘older age’ means, and how 'older age' might be understood and reimagined in a society that is living well, for longer.
The main learning points for practice, as well as opportunities and challenges identified in each of the four themed chapters, are set out in this introductory chapter, as you are invited to consider what it means to ‘age well’.
The themes addressed include:
- Future housing options and alternative modes of living for later life.
- Sex, intimacy and relationships in later life.
- Alcohol and other drugs use in later life.
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Ageing well – Housing options and alternative modes of living for later life: Evidence Review (chapter one)
Focus on future housing options and solutions. This chapter looks at current and emerging issues in relation to housing, modes of living and care for a new and diversifying generation of older adults and discusses recent developments in the domain of housing and accommodation.
Ageing well – Intimacy, sex and relationships in later life: Evidence Review (chapter two)
Explore the role of adult social care in supporting and enabling relationships among older adults in receipt of services, as well as the implications for practice. This Evidence Review chapter focuses on sex, relationships and intimacy as people grow older.
Ageing well – Alcohol and other drugs use in later life: Evidence Review (chapter three)
This Evidence Review explores some of the most significant issues facing the adult social care sector as it adapts to shifts in societal, cultural, and technological norms, and the impact these have for the care and support needs of a ‘new’ generation of older people. Chapter three discusses alcohol and other drugs use in later life.
Ageing well: Housing options and alternative modes of living for later life – Co-housing
This podcast explores co-housing as an alternative housing option in later life, considering how it can reduce loneliness and foster social connectedness, independence and community.
Ageing Well: Housing options and alternative modes of living in later life - Home sharing
This podcast provides a unique insight into the experience of and journey to living as home sharers, highlighting the untapped potential and opportunities of more innovative and under-utilised models of housing.