This Work-in-Progress Innovate Practice Short Paper is concentrated around online teaching and learning and especially focused on the didactics in remote labs. In a remote lab, the lab equipment or instruments are geographically at another place than the student (and/or lecturer) himself. Learning will …

An important consideration for future age-friendly cities is that older people are able to live in housing appropriate for their needs. While thermal comfort in the home is vital for the health and well-being of older people, there are currently few guidelines about how to achieve this. This study is …

The population of adults ageing in place and using home‐care services is growing rapidly worldwide. Meaning in life (MiL) of this group of clients is relevant for healthcare and social workers. MiL is associated with many positive outcomes, but can be challenging for aged persons. Objective of this study …

Ageing in place is een veelvuldig genoemd concept. Echter, het is de vraag wat dit volgens de wetenschappelijke literatuur inhoudt. In dit artikel wordt het concept ageing in place in kaart gebracht aan de hand van de vijf hoofdthema’s zoals die uit de literatuur zijn gedestilleerd. Een meer eenduidig …

Ageing in place is een veelvuldig genoemd concept. Echter, het is de vraag wat dit volgens de wetenschappelijke literatuur inhoudt. In dit artikel wordt het concept ageing in place in kaart gebracht aan de hand van de vijf hoofdthema’s zoals die uit de literatuur zijn gedestilleerd. Een meer eenduidig …

Background Meaning in life (MiL) is considered to be an important part of health and is associated with many positive outcomes in older adults, such as quality of life and longevity. As health promotors, nurses may take patients’ MiL into account in the care process. There is a knowledge gap in terms …

Antonius Zorggroep in Sneek is in 2019 gestart met een sociale service innovatie, Koers 2022, met als missie de juiste zorg op de juiste plek (JZOJP) te leveren. Deze innovatie draagt bij aan de transitie naar Healthy Ageing, waarin het versterken van gezondheid van het individu centraal staat. Idealiter …

Population ageing has been a focus of research since the 1960s (Michael et al. 2006), and it has become a domain of international discussions, debates and research throughout a myriad of disciplines including housing, urban planning and real estate (Buffel and Phillipson 2016, van Bronswijk 2015, Kort …

Crustumerium was an Iron Age settlement north of Rome, inhabited between 850 and 500 BC. On the basis of archaeological field surveys in the 1970’s a scenario for the development of the city and its countryside was proposed, which matches traditional models of city-state formation. However, little attention …

The purpose is to give an overview of the extent, range and nature of existing definitions of the concept ‘ageing in place’. Providing such an overview may be helpful, for policy makers, researchers, communities and service providers, to make sense of the versatility and uses of the concept, and allow …