RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO LOSS AND ‘RUPTURE’ IN OLDER WOMEN'S ACCOUNTS

In the current context of service, emphasis on the body and impairment mean that emotional experiences are given little space within public health and social care services. Further, as much of what occurs between worker and client remains unsaid, older women's subjective interpretations become more and more difficult to hear in the current context of care. This is especially the case when the age difference of the older women and their workers …