An important aspect in Twigg’s assertion towards personal care is that “Personal care also involves nakedness. Nakedness is not, largely, part of ordinary social interaction … to be naked in a social situation, as recipients of personal care are, is therefor to be put in a disjunctive context … nakedness is asymmetrical.” (Twigg 154) Due to the fact that the helper is fully clothed meanwhile the recipient is naked creates a one sided, power imbalance between the caregiver and the elderly person. The hands on help that the elderly receive can be complex when touching the areas “down below.” To them, it can be quite humiliating and degrading. Women interpret the touch from a service provider in a more positive way, while males often feel inferior and vulnerable. Being able to adapt to these changes imposed onto the elderly is
An important aspect in Twigg’s assertion towards personal care is that “Personal care also involves nakedness. Nakedness is not, largely, part of ordinary social interaction … to be naked in a social situation, as recipients of personal care are, is therefor to be put in a disjunctive context … nakedness is asymmetrical.” (Twigg 154) Due to the fact that the helper is fully clothed meanwhile the recipient is naked creates a one sided, power imbalance between the caregiver and the elderly person. The hands on help that the elderly receive can be complex when touching the areas “down below.” To them, it can be quite humiliating and degrading. Women interpret the touch from a service provider in a more positive way, while males often feel inferior and vulnerable. Being able to adapt to these changes imposed onto the elderly is