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| Architectural space as a moulding factor of care practices and resident privacy in assisted living | | Author(s) | Catharina Nord |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 31, part 6, August 2011 |
| Pages | pp 934-952 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Sheltered housing ; Rights [elderly] ; Physical environment ; Architectural design [care homes] ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | This article presents an analysis of privacy, care practices and architectural space in assisted living in Sweden. Observations and personal interviews with staff as well as residents were the major data collection methods. The analysis revealed the evasiveness of a private-public dichotomy; that is, how privacy appears in public spaces and how private spaces became public under certain conditions. During the course of a day, the residents' privacy was qualified and structured by caring activities that took place in various spaces and that associated with variable distance or closeness to the staff. The study shows that individualised care practices improved privacy for the resident. Furthermore staff used a number of spatial strategies to promote the residents' privacy where possible, eg. in the dining room at meal times or when residents were subject to intimate care in their private rooms. The residents had more control of access to their private rooms than control of their personal space in public areas. Staff supported the residents to lead a private life in the assisted living facility. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110721011 A |
| Classmark | KX: KLA: IKR: R: KW:YB3: 76P |
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