At Home in a Nursing Home
An Ethnography of Movement and Care in Australia
by Angela Rong Yang Zhang
1st Edition
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781800736641 |
| eText ISBN | 9781800736658 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books |
| Publishing Year | 2023 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 218 |
At Home in a Nursing Home: An Ethnography of Movement and Care in Australia, 1st Edition, explores how frail older individuals can experience dignity during the final stage of life. The book investigates what it means for residents to feel at home while receiving assistance in residential aged care facilities.
The study examines the bodily realities of ageing through the interconnected themes of physical mobility and daily support. It considers how residents experience bodily movement alongside the structured routines and institutional practices of care environments.
Published as part of the Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations series, this ethnographic volume offers an insightful perspective on aged care provision and residential life in Australia.
Table of Contents
Chapter Prologue: Aged Care in Australia: Current Crisis and Context
Chapter Introduction: Becoming at Home through Right Care
Chapter 1: Watching Each Step
Chapter 2: Beyond Wandering
Chapter 3: Walking out of the Freeze
Chapter 4: Living in the Tension Between Walking and Not Walking
Chapter 5: Care as Multiplicities
Chapter 6: Caring at the Threshold of Life and Death
Chapter Conclusion: Becoming Ethical through Care
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