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Social Engagement Care for Frail Older Persons: Desire for It and Provision by Live-In Migrant Caregivers

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  • Jiska Cohen-Mansfield
  • Hava Golander
  • Esther Iecovich
  • Barbara Jensen
  • Deborah CarrPhDDecision Editor

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ObjectivesTo describe social engagement care (SEC) provided by live-in migrant caregivers for frail older adults compared with care recipients’ and families’ wishes for such care.MethodInterviews with care recipients, family members, and migrant caregivers assessed preferences for and provision of five types of SEC activities: knowing the older person as a person, knowing their main concerns, having personal conversations, going for walks, and sharing social or leisure activities.ResultsCare recipients and family proxies reported a moderate desire for SEC from migrant caregivers, except for sharing leisure activities, for which there was only a slight preference. Migrant caregivers reported these practices at somewhat higher levels compared with the other respondents. Migrant caregivers’ reports of practice show little relationship with care-recipients’ preferences, but care recipients tended to perceive practice as agreeing with their own wishes.DiscussionIt is important to include SEC as part of the role of live-in migrant caregivers of older persons. However, there is a need to differentiate among types of SEC and subsequently optimize the match between the care-recipient’s wishes and needs and the actual care provided.

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  • Jiska Cohen-Mansfield & Hava Golander & Esther Iecovich & Barbara Jensen & Deborah CarrPhDDecision Editor, 2019. "Social Engagement Care for Frail Older Persons: Desire for It and Provision by Live-In Migrant Caregivers," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 74(6), pages 1062-1071.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:74:y:2019:i:6:p:1062-1071.
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    1. Oliver Fisher, 2021. "The Impact of Micro and Macro Level Factors on the Working and Living Conditions of Migrant Care Workers in Italy and Israel—A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-33, January.

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