DREAMING OF HOME: LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE AND (IN)EQUITIES BY DESIGN

An ideal of "home" as the best site for living and dying in old age has become embedded in residential care policies and practices in many countries, often in tandem with neoliberal restructuring. This article compares the ways that two Canadian jurisdictions have approached this ideal, an...

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Published in:Studies in political economy 2015-04, Vol.95, p.1
Main Authors: Braedley, Susan, Martel, Gillian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative analysis
Contradictions
Dying
Elderly
Equity
Inequality
Jurisdiction
Long term health care
Neoliberalism
Nursing homes
Older people
Residential institutions
Residents
Sex
Workers
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Summary:An ideal of "home" as the best site for living and dying in old age has become embedded in residential care policies and practices in many countries, often in tandem with neoliberal restructuring. This article compares the ways that two Canadian jurisdictions have approached this ideal, and identifies contradictions in the effects this policy direction has had for direct care workers and residents. The investigation reveals challenges and possibilities for gender equity.
ISSN:0707-8552