ABSTRACT
At the outset this book pointed to the way in which the shift to ‘ageing in place’ has increased the complexity of the care-giving relationship such that it can no longer be understood through a single, situated narrative. As previous chapters have revealed, these narratives are manifest through a series of interwoven stories that emerge at different times as a result of differing sets of circumstances between formal and informal caregivers and older recipients of care. These narratives do not occur in discrete spaces, but stretch across and beyond the domestic home, to include both community and institutional settings. In this final chapter, I consider whether these interwoven stories are giving rise to an increased porosity not just between the worlds of formal and informal care but also across the spaces within which that care occurs. This in turn gives rise to discussion about those factors that contribute to the emergence of inclusionary and exclusionary spaces of care. Finally, the chapter returns to ideas of institution and extitution to consider how shifts in the contemporary landscape of care for older people can be conceptualised within these debates.
