TY - JOUR
T1 - Making ageing-in-place work
AU - Sheahan, Jacob
AU - Berry, Karen
AU - Vines, John
AU - Lewis, Sue
AU - Pschetz, Larissa
AU - Pearce, Caroline
AU - Wilson, Cara
AU - Wright, Fiona
AU - Wilkinson, Heather
N1 - Jacob Sheahan: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft, Methodology, Formal analysis, Data curation, Conceptualization. Karen Berry: Writing – review & editing, Formal analysis. John Vines: Writing – review & editing, Visualization, Supervision. Sue Lewis: Writing – review & editing, Visualization, Resources, Project administration, Methodology, Data curation. Larissa Pschetz: Writing – review & editing, Supervision. Caroline Pearce: Methodology, Investigation, Data curation. Cara Wilson: Methodology, Investigation, Data curation. Fiona Wright: Methodology, Investigation, Data curation. Heather Wilkinson: Writing – review & editing, Visualization, Supervision, Resources, Funding acquisition.
PY - 2026/6
Y1 - 2026/6
N2 - Over recent decades, there have been substantial global shifts in policy and public preferences towards ageing-in-place. This change, while desirable for many older people, also comes with costs, trade-offs and work, placing the onus on individuals, their families and communities to 'make ageing-in-place work' through care, maintenance, and social connection. To understand individuals' agency and capacity in this context, this article examines the practices and perspectives of those ageing in the Scottish city of Dundee through a secondary analysis of three qualitative studies. This re-analysis reveals the unequal realities of ageing-in-place, demonstrating experiences in the home and within place of making and unmaking over time. Detailing how participants foster attachment, investment, and identity in their communities, we demonstrate the factors that shape ageing-in-place over time and the implications for urban renewal and social care policy.
AB - Over recent decades, there have been substantial global shifts in policy and public preferences towards ageing-in-place. This change, while desirable for many older people, also comes with costs, trade-offs and work, placing the onus on individuals, their families and communities to 'make ageing-in-place work' through care, maintenance, and social connection. To understand individuals' agency and capacity in this context, this article examines the practices and perspectives of those ageing in the Scottish city of Dundee through a secondary analysis of three qualitative studies. This re-analysis reveals the unequal realities of ageing-in-place, demonstrating experiences in the home and within place of making and unmaking over time. Detailing how participants foster attachment, investment, and identity in their communities, we demonstrate the factors that shape ageing-in-place over time and the implications for urban renewal and social care policy.
KW - ageing
KW - place
KW - community
KW - attachment
KW - agency
KW - wellbeing
U2 - 10.1016/j.wss.2026.100411
DO - 10.1016/j.wss.2026.100411
M3 - Article
SN - 2666-5581
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Wellbeing, Space and Society
JF - Wellbeing, Space and Society
M1 - 100411
ER -