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Abstract

This study, commissioned by Hallmark Foundation, is one of the largest qualitative research projects on the experiences of living in residential care homes. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of residential care for older people and those who care for them, to better understand the challenges of care and to draw out the benefits. Although we identified some of the difficulties faced by older people living
in care homes, many of them related to the transition into a care home and health concerns, rather than the experience of living in the home itself. Our findings revealed that older people reported substantially more benefits to living in a care home than challenges, and we found that these benefits are not as frequently reported. We hope that our findings offer a convincing balance to the rhetoric of care homes as being the last resort and undesirable places to live and die.

Publication Type:	Report
Additional Information:	My Home Life England is part of City St George's, University of London.
Publisher Keywords:	Residential care; Older age; Thriving; Social connections; Activity; Inclusivity; Dignity; Securely; Health.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RT Nursing
Departments:	School of Health & Medical Sciences School of Health & Medical Sciences > Department of Nursing & Midwifery
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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