Essays about: "Elderly People"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 277 essays containing the words Elderly People.

  1. 26. Meeting point - Kvicksund

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Elin Tystrand; [2022]
    Keywords : Kvicksund; Eskilstuna; elderly; preschool; courtyard; one story building;

    Abstract : Kvicksund is located in north west Eskilstuna and is an area with very unique conditions. It's an area that is both divided by the lake Mälaren but also by two municipalities: Västerås in the north and Eskilstuna in the south. In this area you are surrounded by nature while still having access to communications such as trains. READ MORE

  3. 27. Agency in the Warsaw Ghetto : An Intersectional Analysis of the Daily Life, Survival, and Death of Elderly Jews

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Janika Raisch; [2022]
    Keywords : Holocaust; Genocide; Warsaw ghetto; Second World War; Nazi; Nazis; Poland; Warsaw; Jews; Polish Jews; Ghettoisation; Ghettoization; Ghetto; Ghettos; Jewish council; Jewish Self-Help; Elderly; Elderly Jews; Old age; Intersectionality; Agency;

    Abstract : In Holocaust research, the study of elderly Jews in Nazi German ghettos remains a blind spot. This thesis begins to fill the research gap by exploring the everyday life of elderly Jews and their agency under the structural conditions of the Warsaw ghetto. READ MORE

  4. 28. Indoor relative humidity levels and perceived symptoms in elderly homes in Sweden during winter season

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Diana Ruano Espinoza; Naba Nazir; [2022]
    Keywords : Indoor relative humidity; Health and wellbeing; Health of the elderly people; Low relative humidity indoor; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : For the sense of well-being and human health, a pleasant indoor environment is essential. Today, people spend about 90 % of their time indoors, meaning that they can be significantly affected by the buildings in which they spend most of their time. READ MORE

  5. 29. Planning for an inclusive society. : - a qualitative study into elderly urban planning in Sweden.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Karin Schalin; [2022]
    Keywords : ageism; age-friendly; elderly; small municipalities; urban planning;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses the relationship between elderly urban planning and the ageing society from an elderly person’s perspective and from the municipality perspective. Two municipalities that is on the top ten list of having an older population have been studied in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 30. Rethinking social care services for elderly persons in Zambia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Annette Hatembo; [2022]
    Keywords : Ageing; elderly people; family; community; caregiving; old people’s home; social care.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Elderly people in Zambia face numerous challenges resulting from high poverty levels, stigma, and social exclusion, poor service provision in old people's homes, and lack of proper care and support from family and the public. In addition, changes in population ageing have also resulted in increased longevity affecting the obligatory responsibilities of the state and the family to meet individual needs in caregiving adequately. READ MORE