Nursing Homes as a Context of Pastoral Care: <subtitle>Chaplains Encountering Older Adults Who Experience Existential Loneliness and Meaninglessness</subtitle>

Nursing Homes as a Context of Pastoral Care: <subtitle>Chaplains Encountering Older Adults Who Experience Existential Loneliness and Meaninglessness</subtitle>

Abstract Earlier studies indicate that moving into a nursing home raises a variety of existential concerns for older adults. Yet less is known about how nursing home chaplains experience caring for these individuals. Based on an interpretative phenomenological analysis, the article examines how chap...

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Main Authors: Suvi-Maria Saarelainen, Johanna Reimi, Jonna Ojalammi, Helena Larsson, Gørill Haugan, Jessie Dezutter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage 2023-01-01
Series:Diaconia
Subjects:
pastoral care
nursing homes
existential loneliness
meaninglessness
meaning in late life
chaplains
Online Access:https://www.vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109/diac.2023.14.1.61

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