Active Ageing In Active Communities
Subtitle: Volunteering And The Transition To Retirement (Transitions After 50 Series)
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9781861345851
Subjects: Community care; Social History; Older people; Social Science; Sociology; Personal Growth - Success; Great Britain; Gerontology; Older volunteers
Description: This report examines the role of older volunteers within the context of an ageing population, increased life expectancy, and growing government interest in notions of active ageing and community involvement. It focuses both on practical issues, such as recruitment and support of older volunteers, and more.