Caring neighbourhoods for ageing well in place
Grove, Hannah (2026) Caring neighbourhoods for ageing well in place. In: Care, Health, and Housing: Crisis, Experiences, and Answers. Bristol University Press, pp. 77-95. ISBN 9781447373780
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Abstract
This chapter explores how ageing well in place is shaped not only by housing conditions, but by the wider neighbourhood environment context, and the extent it can enable older people to leave their homes, be mobile, participate in community life, and remain socially connected. An in-depth example of ‘Dolores’ is presented, illustrating how she navigates and negotiates leaving the home to carry out activities of meaning to her. The example illustrates how features of the built environment such as pavements, transport systems, and social spaces operate alongside informal social support networks to provide infrastructures of care. Finally, the chapter explores how caring principles could be more effectively embedded within policy to enhance the design of local neighbourhoods, to support older people to thrive in their communities.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Sustainable Development Goals: | |
| Keywords: | Ageing in place, City of Care, Mobility, Independence, Social infrastructure, Healthy urban planning |
| Divisions: | Sustainable Built Environment & Property Research Centre > School of Town Planning |
| Depositing User: | Dr Hannah Grove |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Oct 2026 08:51 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2026 17:30 |
| URI: | https://ube.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/300 |
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