This report explores the issues of risk and trust in relation to the care of older people, focusing in particular on decision-making.
In the next forty years the proportion of the population in retirement is estimated to rise significantly. This major demographic change makes it imperative to review the position of older people both as receivers and as givers of care and support.
The report includes:
• an examination of the nature of decision-making;
• an exploration of the ‘decision ecology’ – the multi-factored contextual backdrop to decisions about risk and trust in an ageing society;
• a discussion of factors that influence, improve and impede caring decisions taken by a range of actors;
• a consideration of the role of narratives in improving decisions for, by and about older people and their care;
• an appraisal of risk management and trust development strategies;
• an investigation of responsibility in decision-making.
Published : 14th December 2012
Publisher : Joseph Rowntree Foundation [ More From This Publisher ]
Rights : Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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