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Physical Care and Quality of Life in Residential Homes

  • Beverley Hughes (a1) and David Wilkin (a2)
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This article proposes that the quality of physical care is an important determinant of quality of life for dependent people. It begins by reporting the findings of a qualitative analysis of physical care in six local authority homes and suggests a framework for understanding the ways in which physical care practices evolved. The paper concludes by illustrating how the same framework can be used as a basis for improving the quality of physical care.

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