Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 141-150, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build upon existing knowledge of personalisation through an improved understanding of how the use of personalised social care services can support older people’s sense of self. It contains perspecti..."> Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 141-150, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build upon existing knowledge of personalisation through an improved understanding of how the use of personalised social care services can support older people’s sense of self. It contains perspecti..." /> Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 141-150, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build upon existing knowledge of personalisation through an improved understanding of how the use of personalised social care services can support older people’s sense of self. It contains perspecti..." />

Being self in later life: maintaining continuity in the face of change

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/qaoa/17/2" > Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 141-150, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build upon existing knowledge of personalisation through an improved understanding of how the use of personalised social care services can support older people’s sense of self. It contains perspectives that are helpful to the development of personalisation polic y and practice and to the future commissioning of social care services. Design/methodology/approach – The research involved a qualitative study with eight participants in two local authority areas in England. A series of three in-depth interviews conducted with each participant over a four to six week period explored their experience of using (in one case refusing) a direct payment to meet their social care needs. Ethical approval was obtained prior to the start of fieldwork via the research ethics committee of the author’s home university. Findings – Two inter-related themes eme rge as findings of the research. First, that the locus of personalisation resides within the interpersonal dynamics of helping relationships; participants experienced personalisation when carers helped to meet needs in ways that validated their narrative of self. Second, whilst the experience of per sonalisation is not strongly related to consumer choice, it is important that older people are able to exercise control over and with...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research