...Yuki Ohashi; Sanae Sugawara; Akiko Ozaki Purpose This study aims to highlight the value of economics, social relations and culture in building a healthy community by interpreting qualitative data. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative descriptive approach was used between June 2016 and May...

... of an older person who felt suicidal at the prospect of moving into a care home the paper analyses the common culture in care homes and goes onto describe a new paradigm of care giving (“the compassionate community”). Findings – The paper highlights the need for a shift of culture and leadership...

... care in domiciliary settings. Practical implications This paper raises important practice development issues both inside and outside the agency's responsibility. Use of the tool would support cultural and interface relationship issues affecting the client experience and highlight ways to assist...

...Patricia Duff; Rosemary Hurtley Purpose This paper seeks to describe a method of assessing and achieving a person‐centred culture of care, developed for care homes. It considers the results of a pilot study adapted for domiciliary services and comments on the results of the evaluation. Design...

.... It then makes suggestions about ways of offering services and working with gypsy elders in ways that are culturally appropriate and respectful of their traditions. The authors had the privilege of working with the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group as part of a larger national project on working with black...