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dc.contributor.authorBrijnath, Bianca
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:54:55Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:54:55Z
dc.date.created2016-05-08T19:30:25Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationBrijnath, B. 2012. Why does institutionalised care not appeal to Indian families? Legislative and social answers from urban India. Ageing and Society. 32 (4): pp. 697-717.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6728
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0144686X11000584
dc.description.abstract

In India, although notions of ageing and care are changing, there is a continued preference among families for home-based care of elderly relatives. The legislative policies and cultural practices that shape this preference will be examined in this paper with specific reference to aged-care facilities and the 2007 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. Using qualitative data from a study on dementia care in urban India it will be shown how the Act and old-age homes are understood and experienced by Indian families and key service providers. In juxtaposing policy and practice it will be argued that while notions of care are being redefined by processes like migration and urbanisation, the preference for home care remains, indicating that existing services need to be re-oriented and expanded to support families in providing this care.

dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.titleWhy does institutionalised care not appeal to Indian families? Legislative and social answers from urban India
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume32
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage697
dcterms.source.endPage717
dcterms.source.issn0144-686X
dcterms.source.titleAgeing and Society
curtin.departmentSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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