Sustaining Sociability and Keeping It Alive in Residential Long-Term Care for People With Dementia
| Type of publication: | Article |
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| Journal: | Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Soziale Arbeit / Revue suisse de travail social |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Month: | October |
| Note: | Online version before inclusion in volume 34 |
| URL: | https://szsa.ch/2026_3/... |
| DOI: | 10.33058/szsa.2026.3718 |
| Abstract: | Nursing homes, especially those caring for people with dementia, are often perceived as “cold” or “silent” places where conversation is rare and the main tasks of professionals are to help residents with their daily activities. This article presents an analysis of ethnographic data collected in a nursing home in French-speaking Switzer- land and links it to Georg Simmel’s analyses of sociability. It focuses mainly – but not exclusively – on scenes involving members of the sociocultural team and demonstrates that the care provided by professionals to create and support exchanges between and with residents is a valuable resource for community building, benefiting both residents and professionals. |
| Keywords: | care, chit-chat, dementia, nursing homes, Simmel, sociability, social relationship |
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