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Swimming upstream
— the provision of inclusive care to older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults in residential and nursing environments in Wales | | Author(s) | Paul Willis, Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett, Michael Raithby, Penny Miles |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 36, no 2, February 2016 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, February 2016 |
| Pages | pp 282-306 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Gay men ; Lesbians ; Rights [elderly] ; Management [care] ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Care home staff ; Attitude ; Qualitative Studies ; Wales. |
| Annotation | This paper examines the ways in which older people's residential and nursing homes can constitute heteronormative environments - social spaces in which the same-sex attractions and desires of residents are disregarded in the provision of everyday care. The aim is to examine the synergies and differences between older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults' expectations for future care home provision, and the expectations of care staff and managers in providing residential services to older people with diverse sexual backgrounds. The authors present qualitative evidence from research into the provision of care environments in Wales. They present findings from two cohorts: first, from five focus groups with care and nursing staff and managers; and second, from 29 semi-structured interviews with older LGB adults (50-76 years) residing in urban and rural locations across Wales. They argue that residential care environments can constitute heterosexualised spaces in which LGB identities are neglected in comparison to the needs and preferences of other residents. They discuss how care staff and managers can be more attentive and responsive to the sexual biographies of all residents; and argue against the separation of care and sexual orientation in practice. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160205203 A |
| Classmark | ES6DA: ES6DB: IKR: QA: KW: LHB: QRM: DP: 3DP: 9 |
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