Doing ‘whatever they can imagine’: social task shifting in directly funded home care

Autor:	Katie Aubrecht, Allison Williams, Lisette Dansereau, Mary Jean Hande, Anne Martin-Matthews, Christine Kelly
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Task shifting Public relations Psychology business
Zdroj:	International Journal of Care and Caring. 5:393-413
ISSN:	2397-883X 2397-8821
Popis:	Directly funded home care provides funds to individuals to arrange their own services. We ask, what is unique about being a directly funded home care worker? Our qualitative case study in Manitoba, Canada, included an online survey of 95 directly funded workers and interviews with 13 key informants, 24 clients and/or family managers, and 23 workers. Framed by feminist and disability care theories, we found ‘social task shifting’, that is: work that keeps households running and supports socialising; front-line worker involvement in care administration; and blurred relationships. Some directly funded workers are empowered by social task shifting, though the expectations can feel limitless.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::05f44983cc1347a94a30f16ee5a97cd8 https://doi.org/10.1332/239788220x15984633282891 Zobrazit plný text záznamu