Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Phase 2 Elicitation Interviews Report

Kelly, Siobhan; Clark, Andrew; Ahmed, Anya; Blezard, Eve

Abstract

This report presents findings from Phase 2 of the 'Developing Age-friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World' research project. The Dunhill Medical Trust funded the work which has been completed by a partnership led by the University of Salford with Inspiring Communities Together and Manchester Metropolitan University.

Older people were reported to have been disproportionately negatively affected by Covid-19 and restrictions imposed to limit its risks (Storey, 2020). This work investigates the legacy impact of the pandemic on older people’s social connections and aims to develop evidence-based recommendations on how older people can continue to be supported in place. By presenting new empirical data and analysis, this report sheds light on how older people have remained connected to people and where they live following the pandemic. The research centred on the following questions:

• How have older people made connections within and around their
environments during the pandemic, and what can we learn from this as we move out of it?
• What has the impact of Covid-19 been on older people and their living environments, and how can the development and adaption of new and existing support activities help age-friendly places to succeed?
• How have activities for older people changed, and might these continue to adapt post-Covid-19?

Citation

Kelly, S., Clark, A., Ahmed, A., & Blezard, E. Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Phase 2 Elicitation Interviews Report. Dunhill Medical Trust

• Report Type: Project Report
• Deposit Date: Aug 28, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 30, 2024