Who Should Take Care for Them?

Mai, Ralf; Naderi, Robert; Schimany, Peter

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6611-5_3

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“…With reference to Table 17.1, Czechia, Germany and Poland possess slightly different welfare regimes, socio-physical environments and cultures of expectation regarding care and support in later life (Mai et al 2008), which in turn affect the ways care is provided to older adults within families and communities in rural areas. These three European countries are special cases within the EU, lying on the northsouth and east-west divides evident in data on quality of life of rural dwellers (Eurofound 2019).…”

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Ageing and Caring in Rural Environments: Cross-National Insights from Central Europe

Vidovičová

Alisch

Kümpers

et al. 2021

International Perspectives on Aging

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This chapter explores how exclusion from care provision in rural areas can be understood as place-based social exclusion. The analysis focuses on case studies of Czechia, Poland and Germany and compares their approaches to providing care to older rural dwellers. While recognising the heterogeneity of these nations and their rural areas, a spatial framework is used to illustrate how some specific features of rural areas may influence the provision and availability of care. Two examples are explored: the use of professional homecare services by older people; and informal care and assistance provided by older people in the community. Our research shows that, regardless of the size of the country or its proportion of remote or depopulating areas, discourses on care in rural areas share various common features. A large amount of informal care is provided in both the family-oriented Polish countryside and in Czechia, a country with a midsize rural population and comparatively common use of professional homecare services. In Germany, a growing number of rural communities were found to have established local aid associations to support disadvantaged older people in the past decade; however, this approach is viewed as unsustainable given the specificities of the rural contexts.

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Section: Czechia Germany and Poland -The Country Casesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ageing and Caring in Rural Environments: Cross-National Insights from Central Europe

Vidovičová

Alisch

Kümpers

et al. 2021

International Perspectives on Aging

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“…Attitudes towards elderly care policies have received less attention (exceptions include Caïs and Folguera, 2013; Mai et al , 2008; Pettersen, 2001; Silverstein and Parrott, 2001). A study of seven EU countries showed substantial variations regarding care preferences for the elderly, even though institutional care receives overall most support in all countries (Mai et al , 2008).…”

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Family or state responsibility? Elderly- and childcare policy preferences in Spain

Valarino¹,

Meil

Rogero-García

2018

IJSSP

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Purpose Spain is typically considered a familialistic country where the family is the main responsible for individuals’ well-being. Recent demographic, socioeconomic and policy changes raise the question to what extent familialism is regarded as the preferred care arrangement in society or whether more state support is considered legitimate. The purpose of this paper is to analyse individual preferences among Spanish residents regarding care responsibility for pre-school children and the frail elderly, and the factors that influence such preferences. Design/methodology/approach Representative data from the 2012 International Social Survey Programme are used (n=1419). Six patterns of care responsibility that capture preferences regarding who, between the family or the state, should provide and pay for the care of pre-school children and the frail elderly are identified. Logistic regressions are performed on each care responsibility pattern to analyse the factors influencing individuals’ preferences. Findings Multiple preferences coexist and state responsibility is often preferred over family responsibility, especially for elderly-care. It suggests that the tendency to rely on the family in Spain is due to insufficient support rather than to familialistic values. Individuals who usually bear most care work responsibilities, such as women and individuals in caring ages, or those with a poor health, high care load or low income consider there should be extra-family support. Individuals’ values also matter: the least religious, the most supportive of maternal employment and left-wing voters are most likely to reject traditional care arrangements. Originality/value This is the first study to analyse both elderly- and childcare policy preferences in one single study. It shows that childcare is more often seen as a family responsibility than elderly care.

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Family Care of People with Intellectual Disability in Rural China: A Magnified Responsibility

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Who Should Take Care for Them?

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Ageing and Caring in Rural Environments: Cross-National Insights from Central Europe

Ageing and Caring in Rural Environments: Cross-National Insights from Central Europe

Family or state responsibility? Elderly- and childcare policy preferences in Spain

Family Care of People with Intellectual Disability in Rural China: A Magnified Responsibility

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