Making a Home

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Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled People

By Jen Powley

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Making a Home by Jen Powley highlights the harsh reality faced by young individuals with severe physical disabilities in Canadian nursing homes. Powley shares her personal journey of establishing a group home that prioritises dignity, social connection, and independence over mere physical care, advocating for community living instead of institutionalisation.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in disability rights, social justice, healthcare reform, and those seeking an insightful perspective on improving quality of life for disabled adults.

Description

In most Canadian provinces, people with severe physical disabilities are simply warehoused in nursing homes, where many people, especially in the age of homecare, are in the final stages of their lives. It is difficult for a young person to live in a home geared for death; their physical assistance needs are met, but their social, psychological, and emotional needs are not. Jen Powley argues that everyone deserves to live with the dignity of risk.

In Making a Home, Powley tells the story of how she got young disabled people like herself out of nursing homes through developing a group home for adults with severe physical disabilities. This book makes a case for living in the community and against dehumanizing institutionalization.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781773635958

Publisher: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 August 2023

Country: Canada

Imprint: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 14.0mm

Height: 22.0mm

Weight: 369g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Jen Powley was born in Alberta, moved to Halifax for university and stayed. An author by circumstance, she wrote Just Jen: Thriving Through Multiple Sclerosis, which won the 2018 Margaret and John Savage First Time Author Nonfiction Book Award. Powley has completed a BA and an after degree in journalism, as well as an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction at the University of King's College.