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Staff perspectives on families’ unpaid work in care homes Open
This chapter draws on staff interview data and fieldnotes to examine the perspectives of staff and the relationships they have with relatives' families in Canadian, Norwegian and Swedish nursing homes. Jurisdictional contextual differences…
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Contextual conditions and social mechanisms in rural communities and care homes Open
This chapter discusses contextual and social mechanisms in rural areas in Norway, Sweden and Ontario and how they create and shape interactions between older people in care homes, their families, the staff and the volunteers. Geographical …
Volunteers and Informal Caregivers’ Contributions and Collaboration with Formal Caregivers in Norwegian Long-term Care Open
The article illuminates and discusses the realism of policy-makers' goals to increase involvement of volunteers and informal caregivers in long-term care services in Norway. Drawing on multiple data sources, the article investigates how co…