Production of Hospice Space
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781409445791
Subjects: Hospices (terminal care); Terminal care
Description: Challenging the widely held notion of a hospice as a building or a place, this book argues that it should instead be a philosophy of care. It proposes that the positive and negative impact that space can have in the pursuit of an ideal such as hospice care has previously been underestimated. Whether it be a purpose-built hospice, part of a hospital, a nursing home or within the home, a hospice is anchored by space and spatial practices, and these spatial practices are critical for a holistic approach to dying with dignity. Such spatial practices are understood as part of a broad architectural, social, conceptual and theoretical process.