The Age of Supported Independence Voices of In-home Care /

• Main Authors: Hale, Beatrice (Author), Barrett, Patrick (Author), Gauld, Robin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Geriatrics.; Aging.; Anthropology.; Social work.; Sociology.; Social groups.; Family.; Youth.; Social Sciences.; Social Work.; Sociology of Familiy, Youth and Aging.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Sociology, general.

This book investigates the experiences of older people who remain at home with care. It examines the transition points for the important life changes faced by family members who take on a greater care-giving role. The book draws on demographic analyses and qualitative fieldwork to explore the shift...

Table of Contents:

• The Demographic and Policy Context of Supported Independence in Later Life
• The Move from Independence
• Space and Liminality
• Temporality and Liminality
• Relational Transitions
• Separation, Liminality and the Potential for Reconnections at Home with Care
• Care Work and Reconnections
• Reconnections—Supported Independence and Agency in Frailty.