Communication in Elderly Care Cross-Cultural Perspectives

by Backhaus, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781441112545
• ISBN10: 1441112545
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-11
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The topic of communication in elderly care (or eldercare) is important and becoming ever more pressing, with an aging world population and burgeoning numbers needing care. This book looks at this critical but underanalyzed area. It examines the way people talk to each other in eldercare settings from an interdisciplinary and globally cross-cultural perspective. The small body of available research points to eldercare communication taking place with its own specific conditions and contexts. Often, there is the presence of various mental/physical ailments on the part of the receivers, scarcity of time, resources and or flexibility on the part of the care givers and the necessity of assistance with personal activities. The book combines theory and practice, with linguistically informed analysis of real-life interaction in eldercare settings across the world. Each chapter closes with a "Practical Recommendations" section that contains suggestions on how communication in eldercare can be improved. This book will appeal to researchers and carers alike, and is an important and timely publication.

Author Biography

Peter Backhaus is Assistant Professor at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. xiii
Elderspeak in Institutional Care for Older Adults	p. 1
Dementia Care Communication in Residential Facilities: Intersections of Training and Research	p. 20
Creating a Positive Communication Environment in Long-Term Care	p. 40
Care of People with Alzheimer's Disease in New Zealand: Supporting the Telling of Life Stories	p. 62
From Home to Institution: Roles, Relations, and the Loss of Autonomy in the Care of Old People in Denmark	p. 90
Cake or Meat?-A Case Study on Dinner Conversations in a Migrant-in-the-Family Household in Germany	p. 112
"Me Nurse, You Resident": Institutional Role-Play in a Japanese Caring Facility	p. 129
Reframing to Regain Identity with Humor: What Conversations with Friends Suggest for Communication in Elderly Care	p. 145
At the Intersection of Art, Alzheimer's Disease, and Discourse: Talk in the Surround of Paintings	p. 166
Using Narrative Arts to Foster Personhood in Dementia	p. 193
Notes on Contributors	p. 218
Index	p. 223
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