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Elder Abuse in Live-in Migrant Carer Arrangements

Cornelia SchweppeVincent Horn

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Secondary analysismedia_common.quotation_subjectTabooContext (language use)Elder abuseCriminologyPsychologymedia_commonNeglect

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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 age in general, discussions of abuse in LIMC arrangements are hampered by the common practice of irregularly employing LIMCs.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2237-3_13