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Retirement migration, the other story
— caring for frail elderly British citizens in Spain | | Author(s) | Kelly Hall, Irene Hardill |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 36, no 3, March 2016 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, March 2016 |
| Pages | pp 562-585 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Migration ; Retired persons ; Expatriates ; Health services ; Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Qualitative Studies ; Spain. |
| Annotation | Recent years have seen a growth in research on retirement or lifestyle migration to Spain, but this has tended to focus on the reasons for moving, as well as the lifestyles adopted as part of a healthy and active retirement. However, ageing in Spain can bring challenges as a person's resources for independent living diminish. This paper draws on narrative interviews with vulnerable older British people in Spain, focusing on those who have encountered a severe decline in health, are frail, and in need of care. It looks at the formal and informal networks and agencies that support these individuals, in particular the resources and strategies they employ to access care. Drawing on a framework of care provision developed by Glucksmann and Lyons, four broad modes of provision for old age care used by older British people in Spain are identified: state or public; family or community; voluntary or not-for-profit; and market or for-profit. The paper argues that there are language, cultural, spatial and financial barriers when accessing care in Spain as an older British citizen. It is concluded that there are some frail, vulnerable people that may fall through a support gap, whereby they are no longer the responsibility of UK welfare services, yet are not fully recognised in their new country of residence. The question arises as to whether more should be done to support this population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160219207 A |
| Classmark | TN: BB6: TIP: L: I: IK: 3DP: 76S |
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