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Feeling Safe? Feeling Vulnerable? Exploring Older People's Views and Experiences of Safety and Vulnerability in Everyday Life

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Sherwood-Johnson F, Mackay K & Greasley-Adams C (2019) Feeling Safe? Feeling Vulnerable? Exploring Older People's Views and Experiences of Safety and Vulnerability in Everyday Life. Sir Halley Stewart Trust. Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV: Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV. https://feelingsafefeelingvulnerable.stir.ac.uk/

Abstract
The Feeling Safe project was a collaborative study conducted by researchers at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV, in collaboration with Ceartas Advocacy and some of their members who are older people. It was prompted by gaps in our knowledge of older people¡¯s own priorities, meanings and experiences of keeping safe, despite developments in adult protection procedures, policy, legislation and research over the previous two decades. The research questions for the study were: - What do ¡®safety¡¯ and ¡®vulnerability¡¯ mean to older people living in the community who are supported by health and social care services? How important is safety in their lives? - What resources/sources of support do older people draw on to manage vulnerability and secure safety? What other factors impact on their safety/vulnerability? - How might improvements be made in the ways that older people in the community are able to keep and feel safe? - What might be the best methods of capturing this knowledge?

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Publication date30/06/2019
Publication date online03/06/2019
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Place of publicationÂé¶¹´«Ã½AV

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Dr Kathryn Mackay

Dr Kathryn Mackay

Lecturer, Social Work

Dr Fiona Sherwood-Johnson

Dr Fiona Sherwood-Johnson

Lecturer, Social Work

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