TY - JOUR AU - Mbulayi, Shingirai Paul AU - Kang'ethe, Simon PY - 2019/08/16 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF SUCCESSFUL AGEING: THE CASE OF RUWARE PARK IN MARONDERA, ZIMBABWE JF - Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk JA - SWMW VL - 55 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.15270/55-3-743 UR - https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/743 SP - 329 AB - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-GB">Social constructions of successful ageing provide an invaluable resource for challenging and reconfiguring approaches and models of geriatric care. This paper has established that contrary to normative framing of successful ageing as that (ageing) which is free from diseases and infirmity, older persons in Ruware Park of Marondera had some social, cultural, personal and economic conceptualisations of the notion. Based on these varied conceptualisations, this paper has advocated for the remodelling of geriatric care programmes, policies and philosophies towards infusing localised notions of successful ageing in forming comprehensive and multidimensional geriatric intervention plans. Social work is critical in effectuating the change.</span> ER -