Purpose This article focuses on the continuity and changes in the Productive Welfare
Regimes and investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic and population ageing can …

This article examines older women's experiences of searching for face masks and handling
mask-related issues during COVID-19. Set within the context of the Hong Kong …

Developing the new framework of 'life-mix', which considers the mixed patterns of caring and
working in different periods of life, this book systematically explores the interplay of …

Background Older persons are one of the most vulnerable groups as regards low health
literacy. However, little is known about the extent of limitations and multi-faceted nature of …

Facilitating elders' volunteerism, which comprises motivation and practice to help people
formally, is beneficial to the elders and their volunteering beneficiaries. According to social …

Compared to other economies including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development countries and mainland China, the trend of ageing in Hong Kong Special …

It is uncertain how building the elderly service staff's capacity sustains the elder's willingness
to age in place. This uncertainty concerns how the staff's capacity building (ie, capacitation) …

COVID-19 presents a systemic social risk for the East Asian welfare system. This chapter
focuses on global shocks and its policy responses targeted at older residents, which are …

The experience of loneliness is a significant concern among older people, as it can lead to
serious health risks and impact overall well-being. This study, conducted in Hong Kong …

In face of global population ageing, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Age-
friendly Movement in 2006 and developed the WHO age-friendly framework that is being …