...-thorough understanding of the service recipients’ needs and resources, enabling personalized advice and guidance. Research limitations/implications In-home interventions have the potential to improve the quality of life of older adults with hearing and vision impairments. Given the promising outcomes...

...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...

...Su-I Hou; Esteban Santis; Anna V. Eskamani; Khristen Holmes Purpose The “Village” model has become an emerging, community-based, social initiative to help older adults age in place. This study aims to examine neighborhood social cohesion (NSC), or social connectedness and quality of life, from...

.... Here, she co-founded the My Home Life Programme (promoting quality of life in care homes). The paper offers a unique insight into why it is so challenging to achieve quality of life for older people needing care and should be of interest to policymakers, clinical commissioning groups, local authorities...

...Ofer Israel Atad; Dafna Caspi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the association between level of physical activity (PA) and perception of quality of life (QOL) and physical health in frail and non-frail older adults. Design/methodology/approach Volunteer participants...

... negative effects of such adverse events on their quality of life (QoL), the perspective of older people with intellectual disability themselves may be of relevance. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The authors questioned nine participants with mild intellectual...

... of care home managers in research. Although different in design, there were similarities between the two studies. Carried out broadly by the same research team, the two studies were aimed to measure and improve understanding of residents’ quality of life. Both studies provided tailored feedback...

... by elucidating programmatic practices needed to enhance their safety and quality of life (QoL) from the perspectives of service providers. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews with five providers were analyzed using a basic qualitative approach. Findings Providers perceived the EAAP...

...Margaret Hardy; Florin Oprescu; Prue Millear; Mathew Summers Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine how baby boomers define healthy ageing and quality of life, and if late life university study could have a beneficial impact for future health-promoting initiatives. Design/methodology...

... of resident care, renewed built environments of aged care facilities, growing focus on resident-centred care and the influence of accreditation on resident quality of life. The accreditation programme was viewed as maintaining minimum standards of quality throughout regulatory and social change, yet...

...Marina Gharibian Adra; John Hopton; John Keady Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions, perspectives and meaning of quality of life for a sample of older residents, care staff and family caregivers in two nursing homes in Lebanon. Design/methodology/approach A classic...

...Heehyul Moon; Peggye Dilworth-Anderson; Johannes Gräske Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesize the research literature on the quality of life (QoL) of both caregivers (CGs) and care recipients (CRs) with dementia after admission to long-term care facilities. Design...

... 2015 24 07 2015 21 08 2015 26 08 2015 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Case study Quality of life Coping strategies Mental well-being Fourth age Advanced age Traditional negative attitudes...

... at maintaining the quality of care, while taking into account other possible causal variables. Long-term care Quality of life Europe Regulation Older people Nursing homes The first set of countries, located largely in Northern Europe, all have strong and well-established systems for quality...

... to achieve quality of life for very older people needing care and should be of interest to CCGs, social services departments, older people's care providers and carer and user organisations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Creativity Quality of life Social work Ageism Frailty...

...David Rowlands Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a personal insight from a retired care professional into attitudes to the ageing process and being old. It shows how moving to another country in later life can improve quality of life. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

... reduced hospital bed use. Practical implications Health and social care interventions aimed at upskilling care home staff can increase standards of care and quality of life for residents; they are also likely to highlight unmet needs. Originality/value The project demonstrated the need for better...

... to life's ebbs and flows no matter how much loneliness is understood to be a social ill. 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...

... 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...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Grandparents Grandchildren Child care Family Employment Wellbeing Informal care Intergenerational exchange Welfare reform Public policy Family roles United Kingdom Quality of life Family life Elderly people There are nearly 14...