Main description:

Of interest to all academics and researchers in gerontology, social work, psychology and nursing, as well as those interested in visual and innovative creative arts-based research methods. Uses innovative qualitative research methods in action, including participatory photography and poetry, to show what it is like to live in an aged care home. Stimulates debate and discussion about current practice, and the future of aged care in the context of rapid population ageing and automation.

Contents:

1. Why we must talk about residential aged care. 2. Arts-based research. Part 1: Entering aged care. 3. Leaving home - and entering aged care. Part 2: Daily life in aged care. 4. 1022 days: why design matters. 5. Everyday life, health, and leisure. 6. Relationships with staff and family. 7. Secrets and sexuality: the value of trauma-informed care. Part 3: Dying in aged care. 8. Death and dying in aged care. 9. The transformative potential of technology. 10. Thinking differently about aged care.