The Best Care is Like Sunshine: Accessing Older People's Experiences of Living in Care Homes Through Creative Writing

Christine Brown Wilson; Josie Tetley; Joan Healey; River Wolton

doi:10.1080/01924788.2010.550482

The Best Care is Like Sunshine: Accessing Older People's Experiences of Living in Care Homes Through Creative Writing

Christine Brown Wilson, Josie Tetley, Joan Healey, River Wolton

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This study explored the value of creative writing as an activity in a long-term residential setting. A series of seven workshops were facilitated in a nursing home in the United Kingdom by a professional writer. Eight older women in their 80s and 90s with varying degrees of physical and sensory impairment participated in the workshops. A thematic analysis of the women's work identified five key themes: being confronted by loss, unlocking memories, rediscovering the self, changing and adapting, and giving and receiving care. Their writings provide unique insights as to how older women reflect on their lives and experiences following their move into long-term care. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-20
Number of pages	19
Journal	Activities, Adaptation and Aging
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2010.550482
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011

Keywords

Active aging
Creative writing
Long-term care
Nursing homes
Older people

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