Care sometimes involves moving from one place to another for different periods of time. With reference course materials discuss how such changes might affect a person's well being? What can be done to support people who are making these transitions?
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Care sometimes involves moving from one place to another for different periods of time. With reference course materials discuss how such changes might affect a person's well being? What can be done to support people who are making these transitions? Relocation can have negative physical and psychological effects on people. "People who have to leave their homes and families, and move into a nursing home experience lots of grief and loss." (Harker, 1997) In this essay I will discuss how moving from one place to another for different periods of time might affect a persons well being. Using relevant materials I will focus on the reasons why elderly people are relocated into nursing homes. I will look at the feelings and emotions which the elderly experience and suggest ways in which they can be supported during these changes. A few people decide to go into care themselves as seen in the case...

