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Older persons relocating with a family caregiver — processes, stages and motives
Author(s)	Oscar E Firbank, Janique Johnson-Lafleur
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 26, no 2, April 2007
Pages	pp 182-207
Source	http://jag.sagepub.com
Keywords	Ethnic groups ; Canada ; Haiti ; House removal ; Living with family ; Family care ; Comparison ; Canada.
Annotation	In North America, a significant number of families who care for an older relative relocate in the same residence. This article studies the relocation process by examining the experiences of a sample of Canadian older people and their caregivers, born in Quebec and in Haiti. It highlights that in spite of diversity, moving in together usually occurs in stages and follows a a relatively lengthy process in which transitory living arrangements are not uncommon. In addition, a range of events, hospital stays in particular act as markers between stages or shorten their duration. It appears that collaboration trajectories differ according to origin and generational group. Noteworthy is that home-care services did not greatly influence the cohabitation decision of respondents form either group. Most respondents claim that the decision to relocate together was consensual but motivated by a variety of reasons. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070162212 A
Classmark	TK: 7S: 7VH: TNH: KA:SJ: P6:SJ: 48: 7S
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