| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
| Residential preferences and eldercare views of Hispanic elders | | Author(s) | Rebecca A Johnson, Valerie L Schwiebert, Patricia Alvarado-Rosenmann |
| Journal title | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 12, no 1, March 1997 |
| Pages | pp 91-107 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Family care ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The population of Hispanic older people in the United States (US) is expected to increase over the next decades. This cross-sectional, qualitative study aimed to examine the views of a sample of 10 older Mexican-Americans on residential preferences should they become unable to remain in their own homes, and preferences in relation to formal and informal care. Themes arising from semi-structured interviews included the following: nursing homes as places of last resort; the desire not to be a burden to children; intergenerational differences in lifestyle; and extended family involvement in care and support. Implications of the findings for professionals are discussed, and recommendations for further research are included. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980724406 A |
| Classmark | TK: KW: LHB: P6:SJ: DP: 7T |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|