Elderly care between global and local services: the use of somatic care practices

Abstract

Israel's population is ageing alongside the worldwide ageing population. As the population ages and the number of older people who are ‘ageing in place’ increases, the system of elderly care will face new opportunities and challenges in responding to non-institutional services for elderly care. There is an increasing demand for foreign caregivers despite differences in language and cultural background. This case report describes the global care services provided in Israel by caregivers from the Philippines to emphasis the cultural and social components of elderly care. The following case analyses the use of somatic care practices as culturally intuitive sensitivity practices adjustable to the local culture, especially since the caregiver from the Philippines and her Israeli patient do not share a common language or cultural background.

The Impact of Micro and Macro Level Factors on the Working and Living Conditions of Migrant Care Workers in Italy and Israel—A Scoping Review

“…Out of the 33 included articles, 18 focused on Italy [ 29 , 37 , 38 , 44 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 ], 14 focused on Israel [ 23 , 39 , 45 , 48 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 ], and one article focused on both Italy and Israel [ 34 ].…”

“…Two studies were from 2015 [ 49 , 65 ], two were from 2016 [ 29 , 51 ], five were from 2017 [ 37 , 38 , 52 , 53 , 54 ], four were from 2018 [ 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ], and five were from 2019 [ 44 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 ].…”

“…In terms of participant samples, 11 studies included MCWs [ 37 , 38 , 50 , 51 , 53 , 55 , 56 , 58 , 59 , 61 , 62 ], four included people in need of support [ 29 , 49 , 53 , 65 ], and four included key informants [ 37 , 44 , 54 , 60 ].…”

“…Eight studies were qualitative [ 23 , 45 , 63 , 65 , 67 , 69 , 71 , 72 ], five were quantitative [ 39 , 48 , 64 , 66 , 70 ] and two were mixed-method qualitative and quantitative studies [ 68 , 71 ].…”

“…Three studies were from 2015 [ 63 , 64 , 65 ], three were from 2016 [ 23 , 39 , 66 ], one was from 2018 [ 48 ], six were from 2019 [ 45 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 ], and one study was from 2020 [ 72 ].…”