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      Social inclusion through ageing-in-place with care?

      Barrett, Patrick; Hale, Beatrice; Gauld, Robin
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      Barrett, P., Hale, B. & Gauld, R. (2012). Social inclusion through ageing-in-place with care? Ageing and Society, 32, 361-378
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5704
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      The onset of ill-health and frailty in later life, within the context of the policy of ageing-in-place, is increasingly being responded to through the provision of home care. In the philosophy of ageing-in-place, the home provides for continuity of living environment, maintenance of independence in the community and social inclusion. The provision of assistance to remain at home assumes continuity in the living environment and independence in the organisation of daily life and social contact. This paper explores the changes that occur as a result of becoming a care recipient within the home and concludes that the transition into receiving care is characterised by discontinuity and upheaval which tends to reinforce social exclusion. We draw on the rites of passage framework, which highlights social processes of separation, liminality and reconnection, in analysing this transition to enhance understanding of the experience and gain insights to improve the policy and practice of home care. Separation from independent living leads to a state of liminality. The final stage in the rites of passage framework draws attention to reconnections, but reconnection is not inevitable. Reconnection is, however, an appropriate goal for the care sector when supporting frail or disabled older people through the transition into becoming a home-care recipient.
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      2012
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      Cambridge University Press
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