Private lives in public places: a research-based critique of residential life in local authority old people's homes

Abstract

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; CHAPTER 1 The concept of home; CHAPTER 2 The legacy of past caring; CHAPTER 3 Crossing the threshold; CHAPTER 4 Creators of care: staff; CHAPTER 5 The physical world; CHAPTER 6 Institutional living; CHAPTER 7 Private lives in public places; CHAPTER 8 Unfinished business; APPENDIX 1 The National Consumer Study in 100 Local Authority Old People's Homes; APPENDIX 2 The National Consumer Study in 100 Local Authority Old People's Homes, Secondary Analysis; References; Name index; Subject index.