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| Client satisfaction with live-in and live-out home care workers in Israel | | Author(s) | Esther Iecovich |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 19, no 4, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 105-123 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Care support workers ; Consumer ; Satisfactory ; Social surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | In an era of globalisation where the migration of long-term care workers is common, foreign live-in home care workers can compensate for the unavailability of family members and perhaps even substitute for institutional care in the provision of long-term care services to disabled older people. This study examines differences in home care satisfaction between disabled older people in Israel with 'live-in' home care workers and those with 'live-out' workers, and explores some differences in socio-demographic and personal characteristics between these two groups. Face-to-face interviews were held with a random sample of 93 older people in Beer-Sheva. Older people with live-in home care workers were more satisfied with their home care service than those with live-out workers. Those with live-in workers were more severely disabled, tended not to have any children living in close proximity, although an adult child was available as an informal caregiver. Communication difficulties between the older people and their home care workers were found not to affect negatively the satisfaction with the service. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080212215 A |
| Classmark | QRS: WY: 5HH: 3F: 7H6 |
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