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  1. Growing Old (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Vic Lockwood; Anne Pointon
    Subject
    Medical sciences; Sociology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at the lives of three people over 70 and the problems they have experienced because of growing old: widowhood, disability, illness and loneliness.

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  2. Tender Loving Neglect (1984 Video)

    Producer
    Debbie Christie
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.

    Reports on the boom in private old peoples’s homes, largely on the South coast, caused by the Government’s policy of subsidising 75% of people who reside in private old people’s homes with DHSS...

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  3. Hard Times (1970 Film)

    Director
    Richard Broad
    Producer
    Ian Martin
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses poverty in Britain in the 1970s. Old age pensioners, unsupported mothers and disabled people describe their difficulties.

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  4. Bitter Cold (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min.

    A brief survey of the conditions putting old people at risk of hypothermia, of research into the condition and of initiatives taken by some local authorities to reduce the risk and the incidence. Looks at...

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  5. Under Stress (1988 Video)

    Director
    Anne-Marie Sweeney
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

    Discusses the effects of hospital cuts on community care and how the policy of reducing the number of long-stay bed for old people in the NHS affects their quality of life.

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  6. Abuse of Older People (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 53 min., 1999 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Trainer/consultant Jacki Pritchard talks to Malcolm J Brown about the concept of abuse, what constitutes abuse both in the community and in institutions, the signs of abuse, the role of the social worker and...

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  7. Future of Old Age, The (2003)

    Subject
    FE; Politics & government; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 65 minutes), £35.00

    With nearly a quarter of the population over sixty and life expectancy increasing, old age is on the agenda. This video resource examines our often contradictory attitudes to age and ageing. Questions and...

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  8. Celebrating Age (1987 Video)

    Director
    Dr Farooq
    Producer
    Dr Farooq
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min.

    Stresses the importance of self-help and the importance of social links and family involvement as one gets old. Discusses the early recognition of medical problems which may alleviate disability later on.

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  9. Aging Successfully: The Psychological Aspects of Growing Old (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Psychology; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 31 min., 2000 sale: US$250.00 (+p&p)

    Systematic examination of old age is a new field inspirecd by the unprecendented number of people living long enough to become elderly. Rigorous research on the part of the Berlin Group under Paul Baltes has...

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  10. Retired, Not out (1986 Video)

    Director
    Frances Berrigan
    Subject
    Social welfare; Sociology
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

    Examines stereotyping surrounding retirement and old age. A group of retired people, who study on the ‘Learning in Later Life’ course at the Polytechnic of North London, act out scenes which they feel...

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