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{"title":"Learning from the experience and effectiveness of retirement village and extra care housing responses to the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"R. Dutton","doi":"10.1108/qaoa-09-2021-0071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-09-2021-0071","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to describe the RE-COV study and to summarise its findings. It focuses particularly on the implications of lessons learned for national, operational and building design policy and practice.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Invitations to take part in a RE-COV study survey were emailed to the operators of 270 retirement villages and older people’s extra care housing schemes in England which were known to the Elderly Accommodation Counsel. Completed questionnaires were returned from 38 operators, online or electronically, between December 2020 and February 2021.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Survey findings evidenced the breadth and depth of the operators’ responses, the effects these had on residents’ lives and worthwhile changes which could be made. Outcomes demonstrated included higher levels of protection for residents from the COVID-19 virus compared to older people living in the general community, and high levels of residents feeling safe, supported and reassured.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The findings are used to offer evidence-based recommendations for housing operators, building designers and policymakers which could enhance resident, staff and operators’ health and well-being, both going forward and during possible future pandemics.\u0000\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000There is evidence that retirement villages and extra care housing provided safe, resilient and supportive environments during the first year of the pandemic which were highly valued by residents.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This study addressed a knowledge gap regarding how the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted housing-with-care stakeholders, evidencing specifically how operators had responded, and what their response achieved.\u0000","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42735501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Post-pandemic challenges for all ages in an ageing society","authors":"S. Burke","doi":"10.1108/qaoa-08-2021-0063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-08-2021-0063","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This 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 to long-term changes.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This paper draws on the author’s experiences running an intergenerational organisation during the pandemic and other work associated with ageing well.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000This paper highlights some of the risks and unknowns we face going forwards and points to lessons and opportunities for “building back better”.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000This paper is based on a review of published articles and viewpoints.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged people of all ages in different ways, some of which have tested intergenerational solidarity. At the same time, the pandemic has raised issues which we must all address going forward: planning for future pandemics, planning for an ageing society and ensuring that future planning works for all generations. This paper explores all these themes in the light of lessons from COVID-19. Firstly, despite much risk assessment and scenario planning, we were not well placed in the UK or across the world to respond to the multiple challenges of COVID-19. Have we learned the lessons to be able to deal better with the inevitable pandemics that will follow in the future? It is also well documented that the pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities in our society. What will the long-term impact be for longevity and will less healthy lives reverse the trend of increasing life expectancy? Secondly, what are the lessons for our ageing society? As life expectancy rises, what will the quality of life be like in those added years? Many of today’s babies can expect to have a 100-year life. What does that mean for the way we lead our lives and can we ensure that everyone can age well? Third, these are not just issues for older people, but for people of all ages and generations. The Covid-19 experience has been different for younger and older people – whether it has been health or job security, income, taxation or housing. Questions of intergenerational fairness have again raised their heads, alongside the longer term impact for future generations.\u0000\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000Firstly, despite much risk assessment and scenario planning, we were not well placed in the UK or across the world to respond to the multiple challenges of COVID-19. Have we learned the lessons to be able to deal better with the inevitable pandemics that will follow in the future? It is also well documented that the pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities in our society. What will the long-term impact be for longevity and will less healthy lives reverse the trend of increasing life expectancy? Secondly, what are the lessons for our ageing society? As life expectancy rises, what will the quality of life","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48556494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial","authors":"F. Poland","doi":"10.1108/qaoa-06-2021-073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-06-2021-073","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49419537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Aging researchers in early stages (ARIES): a model for career development collaboration of researchers in aging.","authors":"Kei Ouchi,&nbsp;Shalender Bhasin,&nbsp;Ariela R Orkaby","doi":"10.1108/qaoa-01-2021-0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-01-2021-0012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose –: </strong>Individuals over age 65 represent the fastest-growing segment of the population, yet they are also the least studied group and are most likely to be excluded from research most likely to apply to them. A significant reason for this deficit has been a dearth of scientists and clinicians to care for and study the many diseases that impact older adults.</p><p><strong>Design/methodology/approach –: </strong>In this manuscript, the difficulties associated with raising new generations of researchers in aging and offer suggestions for how early-stage clinician-scientists can foster career development in aging are discussed. This paper draws upon a local example, ARIES, to explain how early-stage investigators can be brought together with the goal of creating a pipeline of future leaders in aging research.</p><p><strong>Findings –: </strong>The model may empower more early-stage clinicians to successfully pursue aging research.</p><p><strong>Originality/value –: </strong>The current success of aging researchers in the early stages serves as a model for creating similar career development programs designed for early-stage researchers in aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":"22 2","pages":"75-80"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8513523/pdf/nihms-1717867.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39526093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The neglected contributions of self-efficacy to older adults’ financial capacity","authors":"Hassam Waheed","doi":"10.1108/qaoa-05-2021-0043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-05-2021-0043","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000An ageing population comes with its own set of challenges such as impaired financial capacity and resultant dependency on others to manage financial affairs. Dependency, in turn, as the evidence suggests, creates opportunities for financial exploitation of older adults. Related studies have primarily examined the clinical features and correlates of financial capacity or have attempted to develop its multidimensional measures. Both of which do little to resolve issues associated with impaired financial capacity. This paper aims to make a case for future researchers to assess older adults’ financial capacity from a non-clinical aspect.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Drawing on the notion of self-efficacy, as encapsulated within the social cognitive theory, this paper presents evidence from a host of different domains to demonstrate the potential contributions of self-efficacy to older adults’ financial capacity.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The contributions of self-efficacy in preserving older adults’ financial capacity appear to be much more profound than is currently acknowledged in the literature, thereby overlooking potentially promising and cost-effective interventions for autonomous ageing.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This paper presents a novel application of self-efficacy to autonomous ageing. Within this context, potential routes to the deployment of self-efficacy-based interventions are also discussed.\u0000","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42416299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Accessibility and informational barriers to an age friendly railway","authors":"C. Musselwhite, Kelly K. Roberts","doi":"10.1108/qaoa-02-2021-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-02-2021-0015","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Against 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 is to report on an investigation is a first step towards ascertaining why through audits of issues and problems on rolling stock and station platforms.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Rolling stock and station audits were carried out by older people across a rail network in the South West of the UK. A total of 72.2 hours of auditing took place across different sizes of station and different types of rolling stock.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Two main themes were found across both rolling stock and station audits: accessibility and information provision. With regards to accessibility, boarding and especially alighting from the train was the key issue. Across stations and in rolling stock luminance, was a key issue for older people with places being too dark or moving from places that were bright to dark. Use of stairs at stations between platforms, especially when the station is crowded was an issue. In terms of information, key issues were found with signage being too cluttered, small, hidden and inconsistent and audible announcements being difficult to decipher.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000There must be improvements made to railways to help older people feel more safe and secure using them. It is suggested step free and level accessibility is found boarding and alighting from the train, but also from station entrance to carriage. Better signage is needed throughout the station and on trains, with large repeated fonts used. Lighting needs to be revisited throughout to ensure areas are bright and well-lit both on station platforms and onboard. Further research needs to look at these findings in relation to slip, trips and fall accident rates.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000There is very little research on older people’s perceptions and barriers to railway use. This adds value in being one of the only studies to do so, especially from the perspective of older people themselves as co-researchers.\u0000","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44531829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"More invisible and vulnerable: the impact of COVID-19 on older persons in displacement in Durumi IDP camp Abuja, Nigeria","authors":"P. Ekoh, P. U. Agbawodikeizu, Elizabeth Onyedikachi George, C. Ezulike, U. Okoye","doi":"10.1108/QAOA-10-2020-0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-10-2020-0049","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose\u0000The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has further intensified the vulnerability of older persons in displacement and rendered them more unseen. This study aims at exploring the impact of COVID-19 on older people in displacement.\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Data were obtained using semi-structured interviews from 12 older persons at Durumi IDP camp Abuja, while observing strict infection control measures. The data were inductively coded with Nvivo and analysed thematically.\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Findings revealed that the economic and psychosocial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased older persons in displacement poverty, psychological stress and placed them at risk of ageism, social isolation and may subsequently lead to secondary displacement, thereby losing all progress, development and resilience built after initial displacement.\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000This paper concluded by encouraging the need for all stakeholders to pay more attention to this invisible yet vulnerable group to ensure no one is left behind as people fight through this pandemic and its social implications.\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to explore the impact of COVID-19 on older people in displacement in Nigeria. This is because they have been relatively invisible to research endeavours.\u0000","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43038453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring resilience in adult daughter and spousal carers of people living with dementia in North West England: an ecological approach","authors":"W. Donnellan, K. Bennett, Natalie N. Watson","doi":"10.1108/QAOA-12-2020-0063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-12-2020-0063","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Research has shown that informal carers of people living with dementia (PLWD) can be resilient in the face of caregiving challenges. However, little is known about resilience across different kinship ties. This study aims to update and build on our previous work, using an ecological resilience framework to identify and explore the factors that facilitate or hinder resilience across spousal and adult daughter carers of PLWD.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This study conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with a purposive sample of 13 carers from North West England and analysed the data using a constructivist grounded theory approach (Charmaz, 2003).\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Adult daughters were motivated to care out of reciprocity, whereas spouses were motivated to care out of marital duty. Spouses had a more positive and accepting attitude towards caregiving and were better able to maintain continuity, which facilitated their resilience.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000Resilience emerged on multiple levels and depended on the type of kinship tie, which supports an ecological approach to resilience. The implications of these findings are discussed.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This paper makes a novel contribution to the literature as it uses an in-depth qualitative methodology to compare resilience across spousal and adult daughter carers of PLWD. This study adopts an ecological approach to identify not just individual-level resilience resources but also interactive community- and societal-level resources.\u0000","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46056328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book review","authors":"T. Backhouse","doi":"10.1108/qaoa-03-2021-072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-03-2021-072","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42654874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial","authors":"F. Poland","doi":"10.1108/qaoa-03-2021-071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-03-2021-071","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44916,"journal":{"name":"Quality in Ageing and Older Adults","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41952460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}