This thesis spans the first half of the 20th Century, charting the progress and challenges of the voluntary hospital system in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The voluntary hospitals were the key sites of acute medical care for the working-classes from their foundations in the l…
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Carers, care homes and the British media: time to care
by Grist, Hannah, Jennings, Ros
fromPalgrave Pivot
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Type: Book
This book focuses on the relationship between the media and those who work as paid care assistants in care homes in Britain. It explores this relationship in terms of the contemporary cultural and personal understandings of care work and care homes that have developed as the rol…
This comparative research explores the work experiences of dementia care workers in nursing homes. The aim of this study is to understand concepts central to care and to gain insights from the care workers‟ perspectives. A comparative framework and symbolic interactionist approa…
Die Versorgung alter Menschen in stationären Einrichtungen scheint nicht an Bedeutung zu verlieren, eher zeichnet sich für die Zukunft mit zunehmendem Anteil von hochaltrigen Menschen das Gegenteil ab. Damit stellt sich die Frage, wie Menschen in solch ein Pflegeheim gelangen un…
My first chapter examines whether tacit collusion occurs in the market for BigLaw associates. Many large firms across the U.S. offer the exact same associate salaries despite substantial heterogeneity on both sides of the labor market. I show that empirical market dynamics are d…
Within a social structure which relies entirely on religious and cultural beliefs and in which children are highly urged to care for their parents when they get old, it is surprising to find nursing homes in a small Middle Eastern country like Jordan. As a result of tremendous s…
Sleep in nursing home residents is highly fragmented. Disturbed circadian rhythms may be a partial cause. Melatonin, a pineal hormone, is a marker of circadian rhythms. Its secretion is synchronized by light. Nursing home residents are exposed to low levels of illumination. Ther…