Franklin Pictou is a 68 year old with limited mobility receiving post-surgical follow up care in the home. He wishes to remain in his dwelling, which is not especially clean and poses hazards to him (uneven stairs, loose carpets, wood stove for heat, and mould) and to health care providers (bed bugs).
He chooses to stay at home because, as he says, “he likes it here” and he cannot find an alternative living situation that he can afford in which his large dog would be welcome.
Which factor do you think is most important in Franklin’s choice of where to live?
- Cost of alternatives
- Familiarity of home
- Comfort of home
- Having his dog with him
- Feeling in control of the situation
