Routledge Creative Arts-Based Research in Aged Care - Routledge

This timely book explores what it is like to live in an aged care home, examining the expectations that new residents and their families enter with, their relationships with fellow residents and formal caregivers, and how they approach the reality that this place is where they will die. Creative Arts-Based Research in Aged Care draws on an immersive semi-longitudinal four-year study and purposely privileges the voices and perspective of older residents. Using creative arts-based qualitative research methods, specifically participatory photography and research poetry, it demonstrates how visual and poetic approaches can illuminate the lived experiences of aged care residents. This Routledge publication contributes significantly to health and social policy discourse by centering the narratives of older people themselves, offering insights into dignity, community, and meaning-making in aged care settings. The book combines rigorous academic research with accessible arts-based methods, making it valuable for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding aged care from the inside.