anyone in the care home area of interest, or indeed, in the Preston neighbourhood who can help, please contact Rebecca directly ... [log in to unmask]
Mark
Mark R D Johnson
Professor of Diversity in Health & Social Care
Mary Seacole Research Centre / CEEHD
De Montfort University Leicester LE1 9BH
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From: Rebecca Jayne Pattison [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 25 March 2014 17:41
To: Mark Johnson
Subject: BME forum post request
Hi Mark,
My name is Rebecca Pattison, and I am a final year international journalism student at Uclan. I am currently working on a data project in connection with the Lancashire Evening Post on elderly care homes in Preston.
I am specifically looking into care facilities that consider cultural requirements within Preston. I am investigating whether there is a lack of care homes that cater to different ethnicities and their requirements (whether that be dietary, prayer facilities or acknowledgement of religious festivals, etc.) or whether there is less of a requirement for care homes that cater to this due to socio-cultural responsibilities to care for elders within family homes.
I was given you name and contact details by Jez Buffin, as he thought you may be able to post my enquiry on ther BME discussion group in the hope of getting a more personal viewpoint on this matter, maybe from BME people who have looked into putting their elders in care homes, have been a carer at home for perhaps a relative or friend, or have had difficulties in finding a suitable care home. If possible, it would be great to generate further interviews from this, however if that is not an option, the general feedback would still be incredibly useful.
​Choosing a suitable care home can be a difficult process, and by investigating this I hope to not only provide advice to those people, but make care homes aware of the importance of providing suitable care for everyone within an increasingly multicultural city like Preston. The more input I can get from people within the community regarding elderly care for ethnic groups, the stronger this message will be.
Please let me know your thoughts. I would appreciate any input you could offer.
Kind regards,
Rebecca
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