At home in a nursing home : an ethnography of movement and care in Australia /
"Focusing on contemporary ideas about how aged care is provided, this book poses the question: How can people who are aged and frail live out the final phase of their lives with dignity? In seeking answers, the author examines what it means to be 'at home' in residential care in a nov...
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| Формат: | Licensed eBooks |
| Мова: | Англійська |
| Опубліковано: |
New York :
Berghahn Books,
2023.
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| Серія: | Life course, culture and aging ;
v. 9. |
| Онлайн доступ: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.5501105 |
| Резюме: | "Focusing on contemporary ideas about how aged care is provided, this book poses the question: How can people who are aged and frail live out the final phase of their lives with dignity? In seeking answers, the author examines what it means to be 'at home' in residential care in a novel and compassionate way. In an ethnographic study of how elderly residents can be given the right care, this book provides a new route into the bodily realities of ageing. It is a vital contribution to the search for alternative approaches to aged care provision"-- |
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| Фізичний опис: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 156 pages) : illustrations. |
| Бібліографія: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781800736658 1800736657 9781800736641 |