Towards critical intersections of ageing, housing and well-being

Melissa Fernández Arrigoitia, Karen West, Sheila Peace

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Abstract

Across the life course, far-reaching socio-demographic and health related transformations are influencing the meaning of home in the UK. The collection presented in this Special Issue of Home Futures critically interjects into the ‘where and when’ of dwelling during the process of ageing with key concepts explored within this introductory article. It argues that, change is seen through the disruption of conventional ideas of ageing ‘at home’, traditional understandings of ‘the older person’ and its corollary social imaginaries, alongside the relationship between care practices and homes. Many of these shifts are being addressed through a range of emerging housing (and collaborative) alternatives. The article concludes by considering how discussions in this special issue disclose the home, from a range of social and material angles, as a diverse process and experience of meaning making over time, deeply entangled with health and well-being, disrupting traditional understandings of ‘place making’ in later life.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-221
Number of pages14
JournalHome Cultures
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Dec 2019

Research Groups and Themes

  • SPS Centre for Research in Health and Social Care

Keywords

  • ageing
  • housing
  • well-being
  • home futures
  • care
  • design
  • lifecourse

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