empowerment : : fostering strengths and connections for an age-friendly society / / edited by Jasper De Witte, Tine Van Regenmortel.

Silver empowerment is a valuable paradigm to improve care and support systems for older persons. It aims to counteract the dominant image of ageing, which is all too often one of decline, dependency and vulnerability, and rather sees ageing and the ageing population as a challenge that opens up new...

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Place / Publishing House:Leuven, Belgium : : Leuven University Press,, [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages)
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Summary:Silver empowerment is a valuable paradigm to improve care and support systems for older persons. It aims to counteract the dominant image of ageing, which is all too often one of decline, dependency and vulnerability, and rather sees ageing and the ageing population as a challenge that opens up new opportunities. By focusing on the strengths and connections of older persons, silver empowerment strives for an inclusive, age-friendly society that will allow everyone to grow old with dignity and meaning. In this book, leading academics from a variety of disciplines discuss ways to enhance the empowerment of older persons in practice. Covering a wide range of topics such as resilience, loneliness, community-based care, the interplay between formal and informal care, the inclusion of older persons? perspectives in research and care, and empowering policy, 'Silver Empowerment' is of interest to academics, policy makers and practitioners interested in empowerment and care and support systems for older persons.
ISBN:9461665075
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Jasper De Witte, Tine Van Regenmortel.