Critiques ageing in place policies, highlighting day centres' role in promoting community support for older populations, suggesting a need for systemic change.
Key Points
The aim is to critique ageing in place policies and highlight the importance of day centres for older individuals.
Secondary reflective analyses of research involving day centres across three disciplines.
Examination of older people's navigation of health and spatial inequalities.
Day centres provide critical support that individualised care models often neglect.
They extend the concept of 'home' by integrating community engagement into later life.
Reinvestment in day centres could promote a more equitable approach to ageing in place.