... activity in 2020. Design/methodology/approach The opinion piece presents CS as a case study. Findings The case study of CS exemplifies how supporting dementia singing groups can offer a positive and joyful volunteering opportunity for many older people. Originality/value It is an original...

...Mark Llewellyn; Helen Timbrell; Angela Ellis-Paine; Jo Stuart; Sion Tetlow; Carolyn Wallace Purpose Understanding the interplay of factors that affect the contribution of volunteering to residential care homes for older people is complex. Using a realist approach, this paper aims to identify...

...Doris Rosenkranz; Edmund Martin Goertler Purpose Senior citizens’ cooperatives are a form of civic engagement that have been successfully supporting older adults in Germany for 35 years. Volunteers are involved here in addition to existing assistance and care arrangements to enable older adults...

...Stacey McNicol; Alasdair C. Rutherford Purpose This study aims to explore the relationship between working beyond state pension age ( SPA ) and volunteering. Given policy changes increasing the SPA, and with older adults encouraged to work beyond it, there is a need to explore the potential impact...

...Ellen Nixon; P.J. Whyte Purpose Offer case study. Design/methodology/approach Case study. Findings Looking ahead, Whyte argues that while the pandemic changed how volunteering happens, it never changed why people do it: to make a difference, connect with others and strengthen...

... 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...

...’ participation as informal volunteers. Design/methodology/approach An ethnographic approach included participant observation of residents establishing and running projects, interviews with key informants and focus groups with older residents. Findings Older residents’ fluctuating capacities...

...Jurgen Grotz; Lindsay Armstrong; Heather Edwards; Aileen Jones; Michael Locke; Laurel Smith; Ewen Speed; Linda Birt Purpose This study aims to critically examine the effects of COVID-19 social discourses and policy decisions specifically on older adult volunteers in the UK, comparing the responses...

...Jurgen Grotz; Sally Dyson; Linda Birt Purpose This policy-orientated commentary aims to provide a perspective on the effects of policy changes designed to reduce the risk of infection as a result of COVID-19. The example of the abrupt cessation of volunteering activities is used to consider...