TY - JOUR AB - Many of the great cities of the ancient world had public toilets. It was not until Victorian times that they appeared in any large numbers in this country: the 1848 Public Health Act called for ‘Public Necessaries’ to be provided to improve sanitation. In recent years, public toilet closures have attracted much attention. Here, Pamela Holmes discusses the effects of incontinence on older people and argues that changes in approach can make a real difference to the quality of life for many older people. VL - 12 IS - 2 SN - 1366-3666 DO - 10.1108/13663666200800027 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13663666200800027 AU - Holmes Pamela PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - Dignity through change: how continence matters T2 - Working with Older People PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 23 EP - 25 Y2 - 2024/04/18 ER -