Ageing and Eldercare
The complex realities of ageing and eldercare needs to be studied with a variety of methods and approaches, with a focus on structural, interpersonal and personal aspects and with regard to the perspectives of those who receive care and those who provide care.
The School of Social Work's research group for ageing was founded 1993 by Professor Rosmari Eliasson-Lappalainen. The group brings together researchers with an interest in questions about older people, ageing and care. The group is now led by Professor Håkan Jönson.
The research group's activities mainly consist of seminars where members' texts are discussed with colleagues who have related research interests. The group is also a platform for information exchange, project applications, and joint reading of texts in the area of aging and eldercare. The group meets about once a month. The group is also linked by research grants that the members have in joint research projects (see below), that also include researchers outside the School of Social Work. External researchers are sometimes invited to give presentations.
As the group has an inclusive attitude, several researchers who do not have their employment at the School of Social Work also participate.
The group is affiliated with the Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE) that is located at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University. The group's members are also active in the National Network for Social Science Elderly Research, headed by Håkan Jönson.
Since 2019, the group's meetings have been held together with the ageing group at Malmö University.
Latest publications within the area
Becoming an inadvertent home care user: The transition for cohabitating partners
Becoming an inadvertent home care user: The transition for cohabitating partnersHarnett, T. & Jönson, H., 2024, (E-pub a...Om sorgen, omsorgen och ett värdigt liv
Om sorgen, omsorgen och ett värdigt livHultqvist, S., 2024 Jun 10, In: Äldre i Centrum.Research output: Contribution to ...Older People in Vulnerable Situations Ageing in Place in Sweden
Older People in Vulnerable Situations Ageing in Place in SwedenYadav, A., 2024, Lund University, Faculty of Medicine. 11...Tillitsstyrning istället för minutscheman är bra – men glöm inte att hjälpen är till för de äldre.
Tillitsstyrning istället för minutscheman är bra – men glöm inte att hjälpen är till för de äldre.Harnett, T., Jönson, H...Care according to age: A case of ageism or a conflict on needs?
Care according to age: A case of ageism or a conflict on needs?Harnett, T., Jönson, H. & Carlstedt, E., 2022 Mar 16.Rese...
Research Portal
Read more about our research, researchers and research output.
Researchers
Members, School of Social Work
- Linda Arvidsson
- Julia Bahner
- Staffan Blomberg
- Lisa Carlstedt
- Rosmari Eliasson-Lappalainen
- Tove Harnett
- Jeanne Højgaard-Bøytler
- Yvonne Johansson
- Håkan Jönson
- Norma Montesino
- Maria Söderberg
- Sara Hultqvist
Members at other institutions
- marianne [dot] granbom [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (marianne[dot]granbom[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)
- camilla [dot] malm [at] lnu [dot] se (camilla[dot]malm[at]lnu[dot]se)
- mette [dot] raunkiaer [at] rsyd [dot] dk (mette[dot]raunkiaer[at]rsyd[dot]dk)
- jahan [dot] shabnam [at] rsyd [dot] dk (jahan[dot]shabnam[at]rsyd[dot]dk)
- afsaneh [dot] taei [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (afsaneh[dot]taei[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)
- agata [dot] yadav [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (agata[dot]yadav[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)
Specialist eldercare for people with substance abuse and complex needs
Promising practices or institutionalized ageism? This project is investigating promising eldercare arrangements for people with substance abuse and complex needs.
Book
Perspektiv på ålderism, Håkan Jönsson (red.) 2021, in the series Social Work Press (in Swedish).