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Z WARSZTATÓW BADAWCZYCH
The role of immigrants in providing elderly care services
for an ageing Polish population:
complementary or substitutionary
1
Faculty of Economics and Management
Opole University of Technology
Publication date: 2020-05-21
Corresponding author
Sabina Kubiciel-Lodzińska
Wydział Ekonomii i Zarządzania Politechniki Opolskiej, ul. Luboszycka 7, 45-036 Opole; author’s email address: s.kubiciel-lodzinska@po.edu.pl
Wydział Ekonomii i Zarządzania Politechniki Opolskiej, ul. Luboszycka 7, 45-036 Opole; author’s email address: s.kubiciel-lodzinska@po.edu.pl
Problemy Polityki Społecznej 2019;45:87-104
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The paper features a discussion on selected results of research conducted among
42 migrants working as elderly caregivers. The purpose of the research was to obtain
information about the scope of provided care, among others: running the home, medical
help, accompanying an elderly person.
The studies were of exploratory nature, based on individual in-depth interviews (IDI).
The sampling of respondents was done using the snowball method and Respondent Driven
Sampling (RDS). The data was analysed using the MAXQDA program.
The research problem in the article was to determine the role of immigrants in
elderly care. Whether they are complementary or substitutionary to the family. Based
on the conducted research, it was established that the duties of elderly caregivers mostly
included preparation of meals, cleaning, making laundry and shopping. Foreign workers
were responsible for their hygiene, medical care, e.g. giving injections, rehabilitation. Their task also involved spending time with the seniors—taking them for a walk, making
conversation, eating meals together or watching TV.
It was determined that the scope of duties of an immigrant taking care of an elderly
person was mainly affected by two factors: the elderly persons’ health status and work
mode. Somewhat different duties applied to caregivers living with the elderly (so-called
living-in) than persons renting an apartment and providing hourly care (so-called living-out).
FUNDING
The study was funded by the National Science Centre, Poland as part of the Miniatura 1
competition based on agreement DEC-2017/01/X/HS4/00314.
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