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- Title
RACE RELATIONS IN THE NURSING HOME SETTING.
- Authors
Allen, Priscilla D.; Cherry, Katie
- Abstract
The increasing number of older adults in society and projected increases in the number of older persons for the future mark an important demographic trend. The number of frail or disabled elderly people who will require nursing home care is expected to increase significantly over the next few decades. Understanding the impact of gender and ethnicity on staff-client relationships in the nursing home setting is a critical challenge for social scientists. This paper examines caregiver and resident relationships in the nursing home where a growing immigrant, non-White staff, cares for the dominant White consumer population. The extant nursing home race relations literature is reviewed with a focus on historical and cultural disparities, utilization, and experiences between caregivers and residents. Implications for practice and directions for future research are considered.
- Subjects
PSYCHOANALYSIS &; culture; PSYCHOLOGY; NURSING; OLDER people; HOME care of older people; SEX differences (Biology); SOCIAL scientists; ETHNICITY; SERVICES for older people
- Publication
Race, Gender & Class, 2006, Vol 13, Issue 1/2, p36
- ISSN
1082-8354
- Publication type
Article