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Asian Older People: Housing, Health and Access to Services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1997

WAQAR I. U. AHMAD  and
REG WALKER
WAQAR I. U. AHMAD
Affiliation:
Ethnicity and Social Policy Research Unit, Department of Social and Economic Studies, University of Bradford BD7 1DP.
REG WALKER
Affiliation:
Ethnicity and Social Policy Research Unit, Department of Social and Economic Studies, University of Bradford BD7 1DP.
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Abstract

We report the findings of a survey of 104 Asian older people in Bradford. For a high proportion, their condition was characterised by poverty, limited entitlements, inadequate housing, low levels of knowledge of health and social services, and problems of access to welfare benefits, health and social care. The situation of women was of particular concern. The study also highlights the problems of divided families, caused by restrictive immigration rules, resulting in many elderly people having no family support in this country.

Keywords

Asianshealth and welfareaccess to serviceslanguage
Type
Research Article
Information
Ageing & Society , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , March 1997 , pp. 141 - 165
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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