Meeting the Information Needs of Older People
A Challenge for Local Governance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7914066 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rose Gilroy (0000-0002-3621-6693, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-51 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Government Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0300393042000332846 |
| OpenAlex | W2086868607 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
The challenge of the ageing population is not just to provide more services but to employ new strategies. One of these is the need to rethink the provision of information to older people and their carers. This paper makes four points. First, that information and access to information have become more critical issues. Second, that older people may place a much higher value on information than other citizen groups but their access is poor for a range of reasons. Third, that the processes by which older people seek information may be empowering. Finally, effective partnerships with creative older people can be a catalyst to changing governance cultures which is a vital step in modernising local government. The paper draws upon examples from the author's experience of working alongside older people under the umbrella of the Better Life in Later Life project in Newcastle upon Tyne
Business · Corporate governance · Economics · Government (linguistics · Information governance · Information system · Newcastle upon tyne · Older people · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Public relations · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Computer Science · Health disparities and outcomes · Law · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Public Administration · Gerontology · Management Information Systems
Collaborative Planning
A Planner's Day
Out of the Closet
Information in Communicative Planning
A Ladder of Empowerment
Us' and 'them'? Feminist research, community care and disability
Apart from technology
Why can't more people have a say? Learning to work with older people
Sustaining the self in later life
Breaking Out Again
A Ladder Of Citizen Participation
Oppression, knowledge and the built environment
Critical Social Policy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |