Ageing and Gerontology
As we launch the Journal of Global Ageing, Martin Hyde explains why we urgently need to redress gaps in our knowledge of global population ageing.…Read more
As yet another private home care provider goes out of business, Peter Scourfield discusses why the quasi-marketisation of adult social care has failed and how many are impacted.…Read more
Sally Stapley and Claire Pentecost reveal the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on family carers of dementia patients. …Read more
On Transforming Society, Amy E. Hodel, Sarah Barron and Anca Miron discuss why people lie to family members with dementia. …Read more
Based on Camilla Lewis’ book 'COVID-19, Inequality and Older People', this policy briefing provides new insights into the challenges facing older people in the COVID-19 pandemic.…Read more
What’s the emotional toll of COVID-19? In this new episode of the Transforming Society podcast, the fantastic Lucy Easthope and Kandida Purnell, two of the co-editors of 'When This Is Over', talk about the pandemic and its long lasting impact.…Read more
Authors of the International Journal of Care and Caring article ‘What happens when care homes close?’ explain the importance of their research at a time when care homes are facing tough economic challenges. …Read more
Vanessa Beck deplores Kemi Badenoch’s response to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause (APPG) recommendations on supporting menopausal women in the workplace. …Read more
Richard Humphries addresses the current failures of the adult social care system in the United Kingdom. The government's focus on social and economic progress and its unwillingness to invest in social care reform has resulted in policy neglect, unmanageable waiting lists, and a crisis within the care system. …Read more
With pension ages rising, people are having to work longer and many workers need to change their jobs later in life. David Lain examines the difficulties surrounding these 'job transitions' and suggests that they often don't provide the freedom or support they claim. …Read more