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Why does institutionalised care not appeal to Indian families?
— legislative and social answers from urban India | | Author(s) | Bianca Brijnath |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 32, part 4, May 2012 |
| Pages | pp 697-717 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Home care services ; Care homes ; Dementia ; Law ; Social policy ; Urban areas ; India. |
| Annotation | In India there is a continued preference among families for home-based care of elderly relatives. In this paper the legislative policies and cultural practices that shape this preference are examined with specific reference to aged-care facilities and the 2007 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. Using qualitative data from a study on dementia care in urban India it is shown how the Act and old-age homes are understood and experienced by Indian families and key service providers. In juxtaposing policy and practice it is argued that while notions of care are being redefined by processes like migration and urbanisation, the preference for home care remains. So existing services need to be re-oriented and expanded to support families in providing this care. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120418008 A |
| Classmark | NH: KW: EA: VR: TM2: RK: 7FA |
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