Old age care facilities and care-seeking elderly on the move

Older people’s mobility and migration to other countries is not a new phenomenon. Research on retirement migration, for instance, has been looking at the movement of older people to countries with ...

Transnational ties: Resource or stressor on Peruvian migrants' well‐being?

This paper explores the role of types and the intensity of transnational ties for migrants' well‐being from a global perspective. Based on a literature review, two competing hypotheses are formulated—transnational resources versus transnational stress—according to which transnational ties have either a positive or a negative effect on migrants' well‐being. Drawing on data from a large‐scale survey of Peruvian migrants worldwide, this paper examines the strength and direction of the relationship between Peruvian migrants' transnational ties and poor well‐being, the latter measured as depression/loneliness as a principal concern. While the multivariate regression results do not support the tr…

Transnational Aging—A Young Field of Research

(2013). Transnational Aging—A Young Field of Research. Transnational Social Review: Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 7-10.

Cross-border mobility and long-distance communication as modes of care circulation: insights from the Peruvian ‘zero generation’

ABSTRACTThe contribution of older family members in the sending countries to the well-being of transnational families has only recently come more into the focus of research. Cross-border mobility and long-distance communication are two central modes through which the members of this ‘zero generation’ engage in transnational family life. By applying the framework of care circulation, this paper seeks to discuss the influence of cross-border mobility and long-distance communication on older Peruvian non-migrants’ engagement in transnational family care arrangements. The paper shows, first, that political and economic factors, as well as communication infrastructures, shape the patterns of the…

Older Peruvian Migrants’ Capacity and Desire to Send Remittances from Spain

This article draws on the conceptual framework of capacity and desire to analyze the remitting behavior of older Peruvian migrants in Spain. Cross-sectional survey data are explored using regression analysis to estimate how local and transnational factors relate to the sending of remittances. To reveal the complexities involved in this activity, the findings are discussed in the light of qualitative data gathered through semi-structured interviews with older Peruvian migrants in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Results show that economic integration and transnational ties and practices are strong predictors for the sending of remittances, with local language skills being of intermediate …

Transnational Aging and Quality of Life

In an era of globalization and international mobility, older people’s geographic and social frames of reference have become increasingly transnationalized. These older people feel attached to different localities in different countries, oftentimes maintaining close ties with families and friends across borders. This chapter relates the various ways of older people’s transnational involvement with questions about their Quality of Life. It shows that transnational aging can have profound albeit complex consequences for several dimensions relevant for Quality of Life, including social relationships, social roles health, and dependency. However, the interrelationships between transnational agin…

Elder Abuse in Live-in Migrant Carer Arrangements

This chapter focuses on an issue rarely addressed in research: abuse and protection against abuse in live-in migrant carer (LIMC) arrangements. Based on a secondary analysis of data collected in LIMC arrangements in Germany, potential risks of abuse and protective factors against abuse are identified. The chapter shows that questions about abuse and protection against abuse in these arrangements have to be analyzed in the context of complex, interrelated factors, structures and processes. There is no clear answer as to whether LIMC arrangements increase or decrease the risk of abuse and neglect of older dependent people. Aside from the existing taboo against abuse in home-based care in old …

Situating transnational activities: Peruvian migrants’ family visits in a comparative perspective

Migrants’ transnational activities have become a core matter in migration and transnational family care research. Among these, migrants’ visits in the country of origin are of particular interest d...

Migrant family visits and the life course: interrelationships between age, capacity and desire

Alte Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund und Fluchterfahrungen

Altere Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund und Fluchterfahrungen stellen eine waschsende Bevolkerungsgruppe in Deutschland dar. Bisherige Studien weisen meist auf die vielfaltigen Benachteiligungen hin, die aus der Kombination von Migration/Flucht und Alter heraus entstehen. Dieser Beitrag fasst die zentralen Befunde der Forschung auf diesem Gebiet und den von Diversitat gekennzeichneten Lebenslagen zusammen. Weiter verweist er auf die Reflexionsanforderungen, welche das Alter(n) im Kontext von Migration und Flucht an die Altenhilfe bzw. die Soziale Altenarbeit stellt.

Transnational mobilities of care in old age

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Live-in migrant care worker arrangements in Germany and the Netherlands. Motivations and justifications in family decision-making

Private households in ageing societies increasingly employ live-in migrant carers (LIMCs) to care for relatives in need of 24/7 care and supervision. Whilst LIMC arrangements are a common practice in Germany, they are only recently emerging in the Netherlands. Taking this development as a starting point, this study uses the countries’ different long-term care (LTC) regimes as the analytical framework to explore and compare the motivations and justifications of German and Dutch family carers who opt for an LIMC arrangment. Findings show that Dutch and German LTC regimes impact differently the decision-making processes of families, as well as on patterns of justification, through a combinatio…