“The Poor Carer”: Ambivalent Social Construction of the Home Care Worker in Elder Care Services
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DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2019.1640334
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this article, we examine the social construction of the home care worker from the perspective of various professionals in the elder care sector in Ireland. The research, using the Grounded Theory method, involved… read more here.
Keywords: home care; social construction; ambivalence; elder care ... See more keywords
Personalized financing decision support with health evolution model for elder care
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DOI: 10.1080/24725579.2019.1600078
Abstract: Abstract The burden of elder care is increasing rapidly due to an aging society. Elder care services are expensive and becoming more so in the US. Financing elder care services with available financial products is… read more here.
Keywords: health; elder care; decision support; financing ... See more keywords
Changes in Attitudes Toward Aging, Older People and Elder Care From the Perspective of Former Migrant Care Workers.
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DOI: 10.1177/01640275211069605
Abstract: Research on migrant home care workers has focused mainly on working conditions in the recipient countries and on the relationships between care recipients and their family members. However, because migrant care workers often are transnational,… read more here.
Keywords: elder care; changes attitudes; care; care workers ... See more keywords
Shifting elder-care practices in Chinese middle-class families
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283533
Abstract: This paper explores how ideas and practices of elder-care may be changing for the new Chinese middle class. This paper draws on in-depth interviews with the members of different generations of ten middle class families… read more here.
Keywords: chinese middle; middle class; care; class families ... See more keywords
A Socio-Legal Analysis of Elder Care Laws in India
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DOI: 10.1515/til-2020-0005
Abstract: Abstract Care for older persons in India is considered to be the prerogative of the family, particularly the adult children. The legal and policy discourse reiterates this notion as well. In a country that glorifies… read more here.
Keywords: legal analysis; law; elder care; analysis elder ... See more keywords
Adaptations to the One-Child Policy: Chinese Young Adults’ Attitudes Toward Elder Care and Living Arrangement After Marriage
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.608111
Abstract: After four decades of China’s family planning policy, the shrinking family size and increasing life expectancy pose special challenges for the one-child generation in terms of providing care for aging parents. The current study explored… read more here.
Keywords: marriage; elder care; one child; care ... See more keywords