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A choice well made
— "mutuality" as a governing principle in residential care | | Author(s) | Leonie A Kellaher |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Policy on Ageing - CPA; Methodist Homes for the Aged |
| Publisher | Centre for Policy on Ageing, London, 2000 |
| Pages | 101 pp (CPA reports, 29) |
| Source | Central Books, 50 Freshwater Road, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, RM8 1RX. |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Methodist Church ; Consumer choice ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | This study of 100 older residents living in ten Methodist Homes across England in 1999 illustrates the reality of residential care working for the benefit of residents and their families. The study demonstrates, in contradiction to most other analyses, that positive provision which not only permits but also nurtures the maintenance of self and important relationships with others in extreme and frail old age, is possible. The report considers the decision-making processes leading residents to move into a residential home, reasons for deciding on a Methodist home, and adjusting to a different way of life. Developing the skills and knowledge to become a successful resident is explained from the resident's perspective. Using the Model of Care in the Methodist Homes' Quality standards manual, ten areas of daily living are weighed up, again from the resident's viewpoint. The meanings to residents of security in the new setting, and the influence exerted by Christian principles and Methodist ethos are examined. A structured mutuality in residential provision is advocated, with mutuality as a governing principle of residential care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010306007 B |
| Classmark | KW: TU6: WYC: 3DP |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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