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Current social policy recognises that older people should be treated as experts in their own lives and be actively involved in their care. This book explores what can be learned from older people's experiences of managing ageing. Direct connections are made between the everyday experiences and perspectives of older people, related research and theoretical perspectives. This yields an engaging and informative analysis of how older people manage the ageing experience and what this means for policy and practice directed at promoting older people's wellbeing.
The book will be of value to undergraduate and postgraduate students in health and social care and practitioners in these fields.
"This unique book, based on the lived experience of older people, conveys important lessons for policy makers, service providers and practitioners about how older people manage the experience of ageing." Ann McDonald, Head of the School of Social Work and Psychology, University of East Anglia
"A book which truly makes older people's experiences central to understanding how best policy makers and practitioners might promote well-being in later life." Professor Miriam Bernard, Research Institute for Life Course Studies, Keele University