Broadening the scope of live-in migrant care research: How care networks shape the experience of precarious work. van Bochove, M. & Zur Kleinsmiede, D. Health & social care in the community, 28(1):51–59, January, 2020.
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Live-in migrant care work is increasing across welfare states. In the context of ageing populations and changing healthcare systems, live-in care enables ageing in place without overburdening family caregivers. However, research has shown that live-in care often puts migrant care workers and their recipients in precarious positions. While the outcome of precarious work has gained attention, it is not self-evident. Based on interviews with migrant care workers in the Netherlands, as well as formal and informal caregivers, and the staff of intermediary organisations, this study shows that besides client conditions, the interactions of actors in the care network shape the circumstances and experience of migrant live-in care work. The findings suggest that managing the care networks to which migrant care workers belong makes it possible to mitigate the associated precariousness.
@article{van_bochove_broadening_2020,
	title = {Broadening the scope of live-in migrant care research: {How} care networks shape the  experience of precarious work.},
	volume = {28},
	copyright = {© 2019 The Authors. Health and Social Care in the Community published by John Wiley  \& Sons Ltd.},
	issn = {1365-2524 0966-0410 0966-0410},
	doi = {10.1111/hsc.12837},
	abstract = {Live-in migrant care work is increasing across welfare states. In the context of  ageing populations and changing healthcare systems, live-in care enables ageing in  place without overburdening family caregivers. However, research has shown that  live-in care often puts migrant care workers and their recipients in precarious  positions. While the outcome of precarious work has gained attention, it is not  self-evident. Based on interviews with migrant care workers in the Netherlands, as  well as formal and informal caregivers, and the staff of intermediary organisations,  this study shows that besides client conditions, the interactions of actors in the  care network shape the circumstances and experience of migrant live-in care work.  The findings suggest that managing the care networks to which migrant care workers  belong makes it possible to mitigate the associated precariousness.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {1},
	journal = {Health \& social care in the community},
	author = {van Bochove, Marianne and Zur Kleinsmiede, Duco},
	month = jan,
	year = {2020},
	pmid = {31456342},
	pmcid = {PMC6916373},
	keywords = {care networks, family caregivers, home caregivers, live-in caregivers, migrant workers, precariousness},
	pages = {51--59},
}

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