...Heather Edwards Purpose This opinion piece describes how Come Singing ( CS ), a small voluntary organisation run by and for older people, was motivated to continue working during the COVID-19 pandemic to sustain its dementia singing community and navigated a successful return to face-to-face...

... and their impact on older people. Findings The prevailing overall policy approach during the pandemic was that risk of morbidity and mortality to older people was too high to permit them to participate in volunteering activities. Disenfranchising of older people, as exemplified in volunteer involvement...

..., age 50+, who had engaged in volunteer activities for at least 1 h a week prior to the start of the pandemic. The interviews were conducted on the phone or via Zoom. The authors used thematic analysis to help us analyze the data and identify patterns from participants’ experiences. Findings Despite...

... 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 highlight lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for planning for the future of our ageing society. It looks at trends, changes in our society and implications for people of all ages. It focusses on the importance of planning and whether COVID-19 will lead...

...Prince Chiagozie Ekoh; Patricia Uju Agbawodikeizu; Elizabeth Onyedikachi George; Chigozie Donatus Ezulike; Uzoma Odera Okoye Purpose The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has further intensified the vulnerability of older persons in displacement and rendered them more unseen...

... the policy and practice implications that need to be acknowledged in new public service research to deal with the on-going implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and for future preparedness. Design/methodology/approach The paper will provide a critical challenge to English pandemic health policy making...

...Madhura Sen; Violet D’Souza; Shambhavi Sharma; Ramya Shenoy Purpose This paper aims to discuss and urge further deliberation on possible strategies to help geriatric and special needs patients to receive dental care during the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This paper contains...

.... This paper draws on recent evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK and worldwide, to argue that such a relational capacity building agenda is even more pressing in the current context, and that it resonates with evidence from existing relational capacity building initiatives. Findings A lack...