Social capital: One source of wellness in older adults?

Eileen Clark
Division of Nursing & Midwifery, La Trobe University, Wodonga, VIC

Terence McCann
Nursing Research, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC

PP: 163 - 170

Abstract

There has been considerable debate about the impact of social capital on health, but less is known about the relationship between social capital and the maintenance of wellness in old age. Access to suitable housing is critical for good health at any age, and retirement villages are an increasingly popular accommodation option for healthy older adults.

This paper reviews the literature on social capital, health, and wellness, and considers whether retirement villages have the potential to create social capital, and wellness, among residents.

Keywords

social capital; wellness; retirement villages; ageing

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