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'Home' in the Aged Care Institution: Authentic or Ersatz

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posted on 2023-05-24, 22:41 authored by Mark FayMark Fay, Ceridwen OwenCeridwen Owen
Recent 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 Famagusta

Volume

35

Editors

M Abbas, A Bajunid and N Azhari

Pagination

33-43

ISSN

1877-0428

Department/School

Wicking Dementia Research Education Centre

Publisher

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Place of publication

Selangor

Event title

Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies

Event Venue

North Cyprus

Date of Event (Start Date)

2011-12-07

Date of Event (End Date)

2011-12-09

Rights statement

Copyright 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

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Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in built environment and design

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