... author shares their experiences of intergenerational living through the pandemic. Findings What each of them has learned about intergenerational living during the COVID pandemic and mutual support and what has surprised them, including how it has improved quality of life for both of them...

...Stephen Burke Purpose This paper aims to review how intergenerational connections and relationships have been affected to date by COVID-19. It provides lessons for the future. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a review of policy and practice. Findings Although there are some...

... perspective. Design/methodology/approach This paper undertook a global comparison of the discussion and recommendations from both the Japanese Young Leader Event and the satellite Global Dementia Legacy Event. Findings The paper provides insights about the cultural and intergenerational differences...

... in 2031 means that the dependency ratio would grow by that much less compared to 2011 if men in this age band had the target economic activity. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Employment Ageing Intergenerational Elderly people Demography Labour market How will labour markets...

... one. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Connections Intergenerational Isolation Loneliness Older age Elderly people United Kingdom Quality of life The natural empathy that loneliness arouses is as human as the condition itself. Despite loneliness being part of being...

... for further analysis and discussion. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Active ageing Wellbeing Older people Intergenerational Intervention Injury prevention Population Healthy ageing Carers Quality of life Elderly people Accident prevention United Kingdom An ounce...

...Stephen Burke; Nancy Z. Henkin; Donna M. Butts Purpose Intergenerational work has the potential to bring ages, races and cultures together to support policies and practices that help all individuals become productive citizens who use their skills and talents to contribute to the communities...

... for younger people is not dissimilar, with portrayals of “hoodies” and anti‐social yobs providing a regular backdrop for discourse on young people. From our experience with the IntergenerationAll programme, projects have real success when they take an assets‐based approach, focusing on what each generation...

...‐on implications on the local community. It also aims to look at the value to young people of using community centres to host youth work activities, so that intergenerational relationship building can be repeated in localised settings to help prevent the loss of a generation. Design/methodology/approach...

... can be contacted at: jonathan.swan@workingfamilies.org.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Engagement Wellbeing Opportunity Performance Workforce Intergenerational Quality of life Workplace Age groups Organizational design Employees Why are multi generational...

... opportunities for them to volunteer too, to share their experiences and to stay active and involved within their communities. Lots of projects, intergenerational and others make use of older people as befrienders. One of the regional winners of the recent Supporting Life's Journeys Mentoring and Befriending...

... and undervalued and seen as vulnerable, second‐class citizens.Old age was perceived as a time of physical and mental deterioration, poverty and dependency. Intergenerational activities were important for both individual self‐esteem and the ability to participate fully in society. Suggestions for enhancing dignity...