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Making a Home: Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled People Paperback – May 18, 2023

by Jen Powley (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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In most Canadian provinces, people with severe physical disabilities are simply warehoused in nursing homes, where many people, especially in the age of homecare, are in the final stages of their lives. It is difficult for a young person to live in a home geared for death; their physical assistance needs are met, but their social, psychological, and emotional needs are not. Jen Powley argues that everyone deserves to live with the dignity of risk.

In Making a Home, Powley tells the story of how she got young disabled people like herself out of nursing homes through developing a group home for adults with severe physical disabilities. This book makes a case for living in the community and against dehumanizing institutionalization.
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  1. Print length
    160 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Roseway Publishing
  4. Publication date
    May 18, 2023
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1773635956
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1773635958
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Jen Powley was born in Alberta, moved to Halifax for university and stayed. An author by circumstance, she wrote Just Jen: Thriving Through Multiple Sclerosis, which won the 2018 Margaret and John Savage First Time Author Nonfiction Book Award. Powley has completed a BA and an after degree in journalism, as well as an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction at the University of King’s College.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roseway Publishing (May 18, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1773635956
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1773635958
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! Must Read!
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This book is a must read, and provides the reader with great information based on both facts and lived experiences. Jen's sense of humour is one of a kind!
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