This Journal will help you to make sense of current research and policy in working with older people at a time of demographic change. The Journal particularly considers the implications of policy and research in managing and commissioning services and will arm you with practical information about the promotion of quality of life in later years as well as offer guidance on appropriate service provision.
The Journal’s high-quality, peer-reviewed articles consider the role of older people within their wider communities with the overall goals of promoting the potential for independence, control and enhanced well-being.
Working with Older People considers the fact that people are living longer and the opportunities that this presents for older people, families, communities and the economy.
The Journal’s content has a strong practical focus and encourages innovative service development in implementing the later life agenda and working with older people. Full of practical examples of how services are making social inclusion and choice and control a reality for older people, this Journal will help you and your service to meet the challenges of working with an increasing number of older citizens at a time of demographic change. The Journal provides a forum for those involved in the field – service providers and service users – to share experiences and ideas, showcase new approaches, explore difficulties and dilemmas, and suggest solutions, with the overall goal of enabling older citizens to enjoy a full and active life and to experience good health and well-being.
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offers vital access to innovative research, viewpoints and commentary on current policy in the important field of adult protection and safeguarding vulnerable adults. Published quarterly, the Journal’s key benefits include:
• it is the only Journal to address developments across all adult service user groups
• it bridges the gap between research and practice
• it highlights dignity in care and best practice
•the articles cover an extremely wide range of issues in adult protection and related agendas – elder abuse, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health, as well as different types of abuse, including: financial, psychological, physical and sexual abuse, and neglect.
This Journal debates definitions and concepts, and addresses ethics, policy, legislation and issues for day-to-day practice. Articles focus on how people actually use assistive and enabling technologies, rather than solely on the technology itself, and raise awareness of available technologies for a wide and varied readership.
Peer-reviewed and published quarterly, the Journal brings together the people who use assistive technologies and the people who write about and research its use, and provides a clear user focus on:
• current and new assistive and enabling technologies
• telecare and e-inclusion in health and social care that promotes independence
This Journal takes an inclusive look at issues in supported housing research, policy and practice, where the key themes of promoting independence and support for people in their own homes are at the heart of new service frameworks and guidance. This is the only Journal of its kind in the market place.
The Journal offers a whole range of information, including: evidence-based, peer-reviewed research articles; policy updates and developments; practice reports; and studies of perspectives and experiences across housing, health and social care. Published quarterly, the Journal is committed to keeping professionals up to date with all aspects of supported housing.
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