...Rachael Ann Nisbet Purpose This paper aims to share information on the work of Larkhall and District Volunteer Group (LDVG), the importance and value of our volunteers and the benefits of volunteering in older age. Design/methodology/approach The work took place at LDVG’s centre in Larkhall...

... on artistic expression as a vehicle for intergenerational solidarity in Zambia, extending global debates on ageing, culture and social capital to inform policy and practice. Corresponding author Esther Ngambi Esther.Ng'ambi@MYSA.Gov.zm 04 10 2025 07 12 2025 25 01 2026 22 03 2026...

...Niamh Kavanagh; Mark Hammond Purpose This paper aims to explore the role of activism in the age-friendly movement, and its relationship to localised struggles over social infrastructure. The Age-Friendly Cities and Communities ( AFCC ) approach calls for coordinated action to support ageing...

... Ageing Neighbourhood Social infrastructure Neighbourhood-based interventions have re-emerged as a key feature of public policy, notably in relation to work with children, addressing health inequalities and tackling deprivation. The Labour Government announced four major community-focused...

... contributions was focused on formal, organised areas such as volunteering, workforce participation and activism. Originality/value Media as social infrastructure perpetuates stereotypes and representations of ageing, influencing how older people see themselves and limiting how others view them...

...Syed Billal Hossain; Mst. Kamrun Nahar Sorna Purpose Bangladesh faces escalating health challenges among its aging population, driven by inadequate social integration and compounded by health, accessibility and socio-economic vulnerabilities. This paper aims to synthesize existing literature...

...Syed Billal Hossain; Md. Nayeem Islam Purpose This study aims to address the importance of providing access to palliative care for ageing population, the barriers that prevent it and the implications of socio-demographic factors such as age, gender, economic status and living area, as well...

... identified by personal contacts and invited to take part in a conversation about their experiences of managing older volunteers, aged 70 and over, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Informed consent was taken and all were invited to be co-authors, thereby having ownership of their case studies. All agreed...

...Gemma Hartley; Jack Purrington Purpose Perceptions of ageing towards the self and towards others can positively and negatively impact an older adult’s mental wellbeing. This paper aims to consolidate literature examining the relationship between perceptions of ageing and depression in older adults...

...Miranda Leontowitsch; Aivita Putnina; Marcus Andersson; Charlotta Niemistö; Rafaela Werny; Hanna Sjögren; Ilze Mileiko; Kārlis Lakševics; Artūrs Pokšāns; Māra Neikena; Līna Orste; Camilla Malm; Frank Oswald; Jeff Hearn; Clary Krekula Purpose The digital age requires people of all ages...

... Helen Codd can be contacted at: hlcodd@uclan.ac.uk 22 11 2022 04 07 2023 21 08 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Older people Prison Ageing Dogs Prison programmes Well-being Over the past 25 years...

...Jenny Cleland; Claire Hutchinson; Candice McBain; Jyoti Khadka; Rachel Milte; Ian Cameron; Julie Ratcliffe Purpose This paper aims to assess the face validity to inform content validity of the Quality of Life – Aged Care Consumers (QOL-ACC), a new measure for quality assessment and economic...

...Charles Musselwhite; Kelly Roberts Purpose Against a backdrop in an increase in the number of older people in the United Kingdom (UK) and an increase in the amount of travel per person for this age group, the number of older people using the railway is in decline. The purpose of this paper...

... be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Systematic Review Ageing Physical activity Dementia Alzheimer’s Cognitive impairment or decline Dementia, as a condition, is of global concern, with around 50 million people worldwide living with the disorder...

...Holly Louise Crossen-White; Ann Hemingway; Adele Ladkin Purpose Social innovation has received increasing attention in recent decades (Agostini et al., 2017). This study aims to consider how the concept has been applied to the issue of ageing and what can be learnt about effective policy...

...Emma Bolton; Rod Dacombe Purpose This study aims to explore the experiences of older people “ageing in place”, focussing on the implementation of “Circles of Support”, a pilot intervention aimed at mitigating the risk of hospitalisation amongst socially-isolated older people. Design/methodology...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Ageing Physical activity Assisted living Quality of life Older adults Physical health Frailty In Israel, as in most developed countries, the percent of older people in the population...

...Aoife Mahon; Elizabeth Tilley; Gurch Randhawa; Yannis Pappas; Jitka Vseteckova Purpose Individuals with intellectual disability(ies) are living longer contributing to an overall increase in the average age of caregivers. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the physical, social...

...Ana João Santos; Ana Paula Gil; Oscar Ribeiro Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine, through a qualitative lens, how community elder abuse and the ageing process are represented in the older adults’ narratives reporting abuse perpetrated by family members. Design/methodology/approach...

... problems and two types of non-communicable diseases: respiratory health problems and bone and joint conditions. Design/methodology/approach Data are from the Healthy and Positive Ageing Initiative Age-friendly Cities and Counties Survey, a random-sample, population representative survey of 10,540...