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Migration and Asian communities; understanding migrant Sikh carers caring for an older person with dementia in Wolverhampton
- Author:
- JUTLLA Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 20(3), July 2010, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
To better understand how migration experiences and personal histories influence the experiences of Sikh carers caring for a person with dementia, 12 Sikh carers were interviewed. The study used 2-3 narrative interviews per participant, the outcomes of which were analysed using constructivist grounded theory. Key themes, such as those of (re)positioning (repositioning of identity, the level of family and Sikh community function), narrative creation and idealisations (such as migrants country of origin), are been presented and briefly explained using examples of narrative quotes from participants.
Older immigrants in France: a medical and a social approach of exclusion
- Author:
- PITAUD Philippe
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 14(3), July 2004, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
This article is based on four years data issued from health assessment, free of chare, intended for elderly immigrants in France and specifically in Marseille. The survey shows that elderly immigrants suffer from isolation (very few migrants have a family at their place of residence) but also a collective isolation in certain districts or homes for immigrants. In addition, there were specific pathologies resulting from difficult working conditions, non access to services for older persons, non access to social and health rights and from not being covered by social insurance. Concludes that to continue to live in their own home, older immigrants need French society to develop for them a policy which allows: a suitable home, a coordinated range of services, the keeping up of social intercourse and the mobilisation and support of the informal assistance networks.
Elderly care provided by foreign immigrants: lessons from the Italian case
- Authors:
- SOCCI Marco, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 13(4), October 2003, pp.9-13.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Demographic changes in the majority of European countries with the increase in the elderly population (with a consequent increase in the demand for personal care services) and the decrease in the number of people of working age (leading to the weakening of the sustainability of current national pension systems), together with the economic, social, demographic and political imbalances constitute the grounds for the growth of international migration to Europe. Looks at how this phenomenon may reduce the consequences of a progressively ageing population, particularly with regard to job opportunities for immigrants in some sectors of the job market, such as that of elder care.