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'Home' in the Aged Care Institution: Authentic or Ersatz
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 22:41 authored by Mark FayMark Fay, Ceridwen OwenCeridwen OwenRecent health care transformations are driven by societal changes. Aged care institutions now place more emphasis on the design and management of the facility as a home. However, the meaning of home is contested. By analyzing one case study in the context of emerging ideas in the literature, this paper explores the construction of the institution as home. The study reveals attributes that are effective representations of home, but finds that the idea of home is often romanticized and trivialized. The paper argues that the making of home in an institution relies on the provision of privacy, autonomy and respect.
History
Publication title
Proceedings AicE-Bs 2011 FamagustaVolume
35Editors
M Abbas, A Bajunid and N AzhariPagination
33-43ISSN
1877-0428Department/School
Wicking Dementia Research Education CentrePublisher
Universiti Teknologi MARAPlace of publication
SelangorEvent title
Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour StudiesEvent Venue
North CyprusDate of Event (Start Date)
2011-12-07Date of Event (End Date)
2011-12-09Rights statement
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