Who cares: a photographic essay by Alan Knowles on caregivers working with the elderly."I wore a pedometer pe·dom·e·ter n. An instrument that gauges the approximate distance traveled on foot by registering the number of steps taken. pedometer Noun and did more than 17,000 steps on a single shift." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "$10.50 an hour isn't enough--not with our new baby." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We have to be careful because she has very thin skin that tears easily." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I like caring for the old people. It's the best thing that's ever happened to me." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We clean and clean and clean, non-stop. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I deliver 40 cups of tea--it means moving pretty fast." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I love the work, I do, I love the work." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "If you want to be treated right, you have to treat that person with respect and dignity." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Stress can come from being short staffed. With extra patients, it's not an easy job." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I just got boxed in Adj. 1. boxed in - enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic" boxed-in, boxed enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check the ears this morning (laugh) from one of the men." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "They need a lot of love and reassurance." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Photographing and interviewing caregivers has been a privilege that became an epiphany Epiphany (ĭpĭf`ənē) [Gr.,=showing], a prime Christian feast, celebrated Jan. 6, called also Twelfth Day or Little Christmas. Its eve is Twelfth Night. and left me reassured that our elderly are in good hands. I dedicate these photos to all aged-care workers in the hope that the images bring a wider and truer appreciation of their work. The project could not have succeeded without the willing cooperation of the caregivers, residents, families, unions, rest-homes and administrators. Specifically I wish to thank: Caregivers--Sia Kelemete, Chrissy Edwards, Pam Stapp, Helen Moore, Thomas Moore, Thomas, 1779–1852, Irish poet, b. Dublin. He achieved prominence in his day not only for his poetry but also for his love of Ireland and personal charm. A lawyer, he was for a time registrar of the admiralty court in Bermuda. Murin, Heather Kotare and Dawn Boocock. Residents--Sylvia Alexander, Charles (Ben) Fuller, Daphne McRae, Alex Johnston, Pat Marchant, Fred Maddison, Margaret Reid The Hon. Margaret Elizabeth Reid AO (born 28 May, 1935) is an Australian former politician. She was the first woman to be President of the Australian Senate. Born near Adelaide, South Australia, Reid was educated at the University of Adelaide. , Margaret Karsten, Grace Ayers, Gladys Henderson and Alan Radford. Rest-homes--Woburn Elderly Care, Lower Hutt Lower Hutt, New Zealand: see Hutt City. (Jane Edgar and Terry Rickard) and Presbyterian Support, Central (Nick Dangerfield); and St James Rest James Rest was a professor with the Department of Educational Psychology for the University of Minnesota. In 1982 he helped formally establish the Center for the Study of Ethical Development along with colleagues Muriel Bebeau, Darcia Narvaez and Steve Thoma. Home, Christchurch (Sue Milligan). Sponsors and families--New Zealand Nurses' Organisation (Geoff Annals, Eileen Brown, Anne Manchester and Jo Scully); Service and Food Workers' Union The Workers' Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1929. See also
In all cases, the residents (or their families) and their caregivers gave permission for the taking and publication of these photos. Alan Knowles Photographer Wellington 2006 |
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