Editorial: Defining, profiling and locating older people: an inner city Afro-Caribbean experience

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Moorley, C.R. and Corcoran, N.T. (2014), Editorial: Defining, profiling and locating older people: an inner city A fro‐C aribbean experience. J Clin Nurs, 23: 2083-2085. which has been published in final form at doi:10.1111/jocn.12487 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

The group labelled ‘older people’ has attracted various definitions, opinions and perspectives across the globe (Victor 2010). The main reason for this is the way different cultures view ageing and the ageing process. The predominant opinion is that being ‘old’ is a biological and social context; for example, a calendar age is used to mark ageing, linking ‘old’ to biological ageing. There are also commonly held markers of old age, for example retirement age, state pension age or becoming a grandparent.