Surfacing Gender: Designing Care Homes for Women in All Their Diversity

Reflecting on findings from over ten years of research, four studies, and a focused two-day workshop, this article argues that it is past time to surface gender as a critical consideration in reimagining care homes to create conditions of dignity and respect for residents, workers, and families in a...

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Published in:Social sciences (Basel) 2024-12, Vol.13 (12), p.669
Main Authors: Armstrong, Pat, Braedley, Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture, Domestic
care homes
Design
diversity
equity
Ethnography
Feminism
gender
Gender relations
Immigration policy
Long term health care
Nursing home patients
Nursing homes
Research methodology
Social aspects
Social networks
Women
work
Workers
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Summary:Reflecting on findings from over ten years of research, four studies, and a focused two-day workshop, this article argues that it is past time to surface gender as a critical consideration in reimagining care homes to create conditions of dignity and respect for residents, workers, and families in all their diversity. Considering care homes as an indicator of equity in welfare states, we deploy a concept of gender that acknowledges the relationship between bodies and social relations, and an inclusive concept of women that interrogates the differences among women. We outline the reasons that make care homes a women’s issue, explaining why women are the majority of care home residents and staff across jurisdictions in high-income countries. We draw insights from our workshop and research studies to discuss how gender is both ignored and embedded in care home design and offer considerations and possibilities for designing care homes for women in all their diversity.
ISSN:2076-0760
2076-0760
DOI:10.3390/socsci13120669