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Safe as Houses? Ageing in Place and Vulnerable Older People in the UK
Author(s) -
Means Robin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
social policy and administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9515
pISSN - 0144-5596
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2007.00539.x
Subject(s) - older people , aging in place , dementia , gerontology , political science , sociology , economic growth , medicine , economics , disease , pathology
The UK is very similar to many other European, North American and Australasian countries in its emphasis on ‘ageing in place’. This article does not seek to challenge the importance of this for most older people but rather draws out the challenges and issues raised by older people who are vulnerable or in vulnerable housing situations. This is illustrated through drawing upon three separate studies which are on older homelessness, older people in the private rented sector and owner‐occupiers with dementia.