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'You can get in alright but you cant get out'. Social exclusion and men with dementia in nursing homes: insights from a single case study
- Author:
- BARTLETT Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 8(2), June 2007, pp.16-26.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Older men with dementia in nursing homes are at considerable risk of social exclusion due to factors associated with age, gender, mental health status and this setting. Drawing on a detailed case study from a male participant involved in a larger study on social exclusion, this article highlights and explores masculine experiences of, and responses to, nursing home life. In this single case study it was found that social exclusion was experienced in an economic, spatial and emotional sense, and the participant aligned himself with other men in the home and masculine behaviours. Implications for care home practice and research are discussed. The article also concludes that more attention needs to be paid to the influence of gender and, in particular, to the different needs and experiences of older men with dementia in receipt of care generally.