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'The Taste Buddies'
— participation and empowerment in a residential home for older people |
| Author(s) | Vivianne Baur, Tineke Abma |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 32, part 6, August 2012 |
| Pages | pp 1055-1078 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Older women ; Care homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Meals services ; Participation ; Rights [elderly] ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | The active participation and autonomy of older people living in residential homes is considered to be problematic. The purpose of this action research project conducted in a Dutch residential care organisation was to seek ways to enhance residents' direct participation. This form of participation was grounded in deliberative and participatory approaches to democracy. In this article the authors describe how a group of seven women residents, calling themselves 'The Taste Buddies', developed a joint vision on how meals could be improved. The facilitation of this process enhanced this group's empowerment, building interpersonal trust, social identity and joint purpose. The authors describe this process and discuss the developments of these older women against the background of relational empowerment. They argue that resident participation as partnership with employees and managers starts with relational empowerment among residents themselves (enclave deliberation). This process is non-linear and requires time and constructive facilitation. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120925007 A |
| Classmark | BD: KW: KX: NR: TMB: IKR: 76H |
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