Old Age Homes

Originally published in 1981, in Old Age Homes Roger Clough presents a vivid description of the lives and work of residents and staff in an old people’s home. His powerful analysis of the realities of residential work would make a major contribution to improved practice, to social work training, and to social policy formation.

Many people, including some social work professionals, still felt that the very existence of residential homes illustrated a failure of society, and that living with ...