Abstract
In recent decades, there has been a prioritisation of choice in eldercare in many Western countries. In many policy documents, choice is framed as giving older adults the choice to be cared for at home. The article draws on secondary sources to trace the impact of a logic of choice
in eldercare in Ireland. It situates the analysis within the re-conceptualisation of care as a commodity and the home-care worker as the most ‘efficient’ option. The article examines the limitations of choice and questions whether choice should be the most important aspect of care
in old age.
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health Policy,Sociology and Political Science,Health(social science)
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