'Unpacking the home' - a social science approach to researching dying at home

Turner, Mary and Seamark, D. and Milligan, Christine and Brearley, Sarah and Wang, Xu and Blake, Susan and Payne, Sheila (2012) 'Unpacking the home' - a social science approach to researching dying at home. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 2 (2). ISSN 2045-435X

Abstract

Current UK end of life care policy places high priority on patients having choice about their place of care, and promotes dying at home, based on an assumption that there are family carers able and willing to provide care for the dying person.