Marginalised Care: Migrant Workers Caring for Older People in Ireland

Walsh, Kieran; O’Shea, Eamon

doi:10.1007/s12062-010-9030-4

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“…Moreover, several scholars have argued that the growing share of migrant workers may lead to a devaluation of care work, to discrimination in the nurse-patient relationship and hence to a degradation in the quality of care relations (Timonen and Doyle 2010, Bourgeault et al 2010, Browne and Braun 2008, Walsh and O'Shea 2010, Huang, Yeoh, and Toyota 2012. We live in an ageing society where long-term care needs are increasing at a high pace and where the demand for immigrant healthcare workers will continue to grow.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In recent years, increasing numbers of skilled or professional care workers have also begun migrating to high-income countries (Atanackovic & Bourgeault, 2013;Bourgeault et al, 2010;Browne & Braun, 2008;Ho & Chiang, 2015;Huang et al, 2012;Isaksen, 2012;Ortega et al, 2010;Riemsdijk, 2006Riemsdijk, , 2010Riemsdijk, , 2013Walsh & O'Shea, 2010). One concern for this research has been the difficulty of nurses in having their education transferred to the new home country (Isaksen, 2012;Riemsdijk, 2006).…”

Section: Studying Unskilled and Skilled Migrant Care Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Conversely, internationally and not least in the Journal of Population Ageing, the rise of skilled migrant care workers has been widely discussed by highlighting issues such as the role of migrant live-in caregivers (Chowdury & Gutman, 2012;Huang, Yeoh, & Toyota, 2012;Szeman, 2012) as well as the various challenges related to migrants working as care providers in nursing homes and in home-based eldercare (e.g., (Anderson, 2012;Atanackovic & Bourgeault, 2013;Bourgeault, Atanackovic, Rashid, & Parpia, 2010;Browne & Braun, 2008;Cangiano & Shutes, 2010;Ho & Chiang, 2015;Lowell, Martin, & Stone, 2010;Ortega, Carneiro, & Flyvholm, 2010;Timonen & Doyle, 2010;Walsh & O'Shea, 2010). Timonen and Doyle (2010) argue that Western eldercare is suffering from stagnation, poor finances and a lack of personnel.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…relations (Timonen and Doyle 2010, Bourgeault et al 2010, Browne and Braun 2008, Walsh and O'Shea 2010, Huang, Yeoh, and Toyota 2012. To date, the literature has examined the experiences of the professional migrant care workers themselves in a limited way.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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‘I Work With my Heart’: Experiences of Migrant Care Workers in a Northern, Rural Context

Munkejord

2016

Population Ageing

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in English:In Norway, long-term care needs are rising rapidly. Due to the dual-earner family model and the fact that many people live far away from frail parents and other dependent family members, the growing care needs may not be met through informal care. Through the Nordic welfare system, formal care services are provided to all citizens in need of care, regardless of their age, income or family relations. Since the 1990s, however, Norway has experienced a shortage of healthcare personnel. In this 'care deficit' situation, skilled immigrants play an increasingly important role. To date, the international literature has examined the experiences of the professional migrant care workers in a limited way. In particular, there is a lack of knowledge of this issue in rural contexts where recruitment challenges may be even more pronounced than in urban areas. This article addresses this knowledge gap by examining the spatial and relational experiences of skilled migrants working in the healthcare sector in Finnmark, northernmost Norway. In this study, the informants share largely positive experiences, stating that their care services are highly valued and that caring provides them with a sense of joy and mastery.Moreover, they talk about the importance of establishing trust in the relationship with their users and note that some patients end up becoming almost like family members. The migrants' relationships with colleagues and management at the workplace are also defined by mainly positive feelings, trust and respect. Caring is hence perceived by the migrants as an inherently sense-making practice.

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Section: Studying Unskilled and Skilled Migrant Care Workersmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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‘I Work With my Heart’: Experiences of Migrant Care Workers in a Northern, Rural Context

Munkejord

2016

Population Ageing

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“…De har også vaert opptatte av hvordan man kan oppnå god kvalitet i pleie-og omsorgssektoren til tross for trange budsjetter samt språk-og kulturforskjeller mellom pleiere og brukere (8)(9)(10)(11).…”

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