The subjective world of home care workers in dementia: an “order of worth” analysis

Travers, Cheryl; Schneider, Justine; Pollock, Kristian; Wilkinson, Samantha; Perry-Young, Lucy; Turner, Nicola

Abstract

The perspective of domiciliary workers is needed to recruit a high-quality workforce and meet growing demand. An English ethnographic study yielded extensive insights. To structure analysis of the study data, we apply a method developed by political theorists Boltanski and Thévenot (2006) that identifies key variables in different values systems. This ‘orders of worth’ framework is used to map out the distinctive features of the subjective world of home carers. The results can be drawn on to formulate recruitment and retention policies, to design reward strategies or to ensure that training and education opportunities engage effectively with the workforce.

Citation

Travers, C., Schneider, J., Pollock, K., Wilkinson, S., Perry-Young, L., & Turner, N. (2019). The subjective world of home care workers in dementia: an “order of worth” analysis. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 38(2), 96-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2019.1578715

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 2, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Feb 22, 2019
• Publication Date: Feb 22, 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 22, 2019
• Journal: Home Health Care Services Quarterly
• Print ISSN: 0162-1424
• Electronic ISSN: 1545-0856
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 96-109
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2019.1578715
• Keywords: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Health Policy; Community and Home Care
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1338289
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01621424.2019.1578715
• Additional Information: Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=whhc20; Published: 2019-02-22