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Abstract:
Introduction :The aging of the population in Western Europe led to a substantial increase of home-based care services. These services are quite simple in nature, but very complex to provide in the community. Little is known about how they are actually provided.Aim :By the mean of trajectory and arc of work analysis, the aim of this qualitative sociological study is to understand how support and care activities are ran in their local context.Method :Eight home care situations where observed during a period of three months, in three different home-based centers of one French speaking canton of Switzerland. Data collection included semi-structured and ethnographic interviews, service documents, key reference documents and observation of work practices in natural settings.Results :Data analysis showed that the standardization of evaluation practices - and a common frame of reference oriented by administrative principles - limited the possibility to problematize situations as a whole, from a caring point of view. As a consequence, services are mainly delivered in a fractionated way - and work organization is presently driven by compliance concerns.Conclusion :The ongoing standardization of care processes is a challenge to individualized and community-based care.
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