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Immigration and the aged care workforce in Australia: Meeting the deficit
Author/s: Fine, M. D. Mitchell, A. | Year: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Peer reviewed: | Topic area/s: Carers who are CALD
Reference: Fine, M. D. and A. Mitchell (2007). "Immigration and the aged care workforce in Australia: Meeting the deficit." Australasian Journal on Ageing 26(4): 157-161.
- Key Words:
- care workforce, demographic analysis, metropolitan vs non metropolitan
- Research aim:
- This paper examines the existing levels of migrant representation and considers the prospects for future increases in overseas-born workers in the aged care industry.
- Results/Conclusion:
- The evidence shows that staff born outside Australia already compose a significant proportion of the workforce. Immigrants are not, however, equally distributed through the workforce, but are concentrated geographically in metropolitan areas. Those born overseas are also concentrated occupationally, although there is no simple pattern of confinement of migrants to low-paid or unqualified positions.
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- Cultural Group(s):
- Immigrants, non-immigrants
- Location of study:
- Australia
- Age group:
- Number included in study:
- N/A
- Type of participants:
- (secondary data)
- Research approach:
- Quantitative
- Type of data:
- Secondary
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Immigration and ageing
Author/s: Rowland, D. T. | Year: 1986 | Publication type: Journal article | Peer reviewed: | Topic area/s: General CALD
Reference:
- Key Words:
- residential care, projections, culturally appropriate care
- Research aim:
- This paper aims to provide an overview of immigration and ageing, and to highlight some implications of the numbers and characteristics of the immigrant elderly for the development of policies for aged care. Particular attention is given to the issues of demographic ageing, family support and institutionalisation.
- Results/Conclusion:
- Contrary to popular belief, the low rates of institutionalisation of the ethnic minority aged cannot be explained by a greater availability of family support for the frail aged. Among some groups, family resources are unusually attenuated, while among others co-residence with younger relatives is strongly associated with language difficulties and economic deprivation. In the face of severe infirmities, living with relatives is not a manageable alternative to institutionalisation: because of prospective increases in the numbers of the "old-old" ethnic minority elderly, there is destined to be a great increase in the need for institutional accommodation appropriate to non-English speakers.
- Implications:
- Cultural Group(s):
- CALD
- Location of study:
- Australia (national)
- Age group:
- 65+
- Number included in study:
- (secondary data)
- Type of participants:
- Research approach:
- Type of data:
- Secondary
- Secondary data sources used:
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