Preface; Contents; Introduction: Stake in the Ground; 1 The Demographic and Policy Context of Supported Independence in Later Life; 2 The Move from Independence; 3 Space and Liminality; 4 Temporality and Liminality; 5 Relational Transitions; 6 Separation, Liminality and the Potential for Reconnections at Home with Care; 7 Care Work and Reconnections; 8 ReconnectionsSupported Independence and Agency in Frailty; Index
Summary
Investigates the experiences of older people who remain at home with care. This book examines the transition points for the life changes faced by family members who take on a greater care-giving role. It explores the shift from independence to increasing dependence, and suggests that this transition constitutes movement into another stage of life
