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Swimming upstream: the provision of inclusive care to older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults in residential and nursing environments in Wales.
- Source :
- Ageing & Society; Feb2016, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p282-306, 25p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This paper examines the ways in which older people's residential and nursing homes can constitute heteronormative environments – social spaces in which the same-sex attractions and desires of residents are disregarded in the provision of everyday care. The aim of this discussion is to examine the synergies and differences between older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults' expectations for future care home provision and the expectations of care staff and managers in providing residential services to older people with diverse sexual backgrounds. We present qualitative evidence from research into the provision of care environments in Wales. In this paper, we present findings from two cohorts: first, from five focus groups with care and nursing staff and managers; and second, from 29 semi-structured interviews with older LGB adults (50–76 years) residing in urban and rural locations across Wales. We argue that residential care environments can constitute heterosexualised spaces in which LGB identities are neglected in comparison to the needs and preferences of other residents. To this extent, we discuss how care staff and managers can be more attentive and responsive to the sexual biographies of all residents and argue against the separation of care and sexual orientation in practice. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- ATTITUDE (Psychology)
CONCEPTUAL structures
DISCRIMINATION (Sociology)
FEAR
FOCUS groups
HEALTH facilities
HEALTH services accessibility
HETEROSEXUALITY
HOPE
INTERVIEWING
LONGITUDINAL method
MATHEMATICAL models
PHENOMENOLOGY
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL personnel
NURSING care facilities
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
QUALITATIVE research
THEORY
JUDGMENT sampling
LGBTQ+ people
THEMATIC analysis
RESIDENTIAL care
DATA analysis software
MEDICAL coding
ATTITUDES toward sex
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0144686X
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Ageing & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112183683
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X14001147