“Why do i have to get naked to have a sandwich made?”: The social problem of aging and cultural shift needed to facilitate aging in place
Participants described receiving care that was often not person- and family-centered despite this being a purported healthcare system value in Ontario, Canada. A cultural shift is thus needed in medical and social expectations of what it means to care for older adults.
Authors
- Danielle Jacobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7792-8099)
- Walter P. Wodchis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2494-7031)
- Kerry Kuluski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6377-6653)
- Laura C. Rosella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4867-869X)
- Marissa Bird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2188-0767)
- Lauren Cadel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6925-8163)
- Elizabeth Mansfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4291-0152)
- Junhee Baek
- Thomas G. Parker
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Trillium Health Centre (CA)
- Canada Research Chairs (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06199-8
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00