TY - JOUR
T1 - Domestic Helpers as Frontline Workers in Home-Based Long-Term Care in China
T2 - Opportunities and Challenges
AU - Wang, Jing
AU - Huang, Yahui
AU - Zhang, Yaqing
AU - Wu, Fangqi
AU - Wu, Bei
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is funded by Fudan University Outstanding Discipline Development Project. Geriatric and Community nursing Sub-project [FNSYL202005] and Shanghai Sailing Program [20YF1402000]
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Domestic helpers (also called baomu or jiazhengfuwuyuan in Chinese) enter personal residences to provide care and services. This study explored challenges and opportunities facing the long-term care (LTC) domestic service in urban China from the perspectives and experiences of domestic helpers (n = 25) and their employers (older adults or their family, n = 25), domestic service company managers (n = 8) and industry association staff (n = 6). Challenges identified pertain to the domestic helper-older adult relationship, day-to-day care, training, domestic service company role, and workforce shortages and instability. Opportunities include possibilities for supporting career development and increased access to social welfare and medical assistance, enhancing person-centered care for older adults by helping domestic helpers build core competencies, and establishing peer support and connections through mobile technologies.
AB - Domestic helpers (also called baomu or jiazhengfuwuyuan in Chinese) enter personal residences to provide care and services. This study explored challenges and opportunities facing the long-term care (LTC) domestic service in urban China from the perspectives and experiences of domestic helpers (n = 25) and their employers (older adults or their family, n = 25), domestic service company managers (n = 8) and industry association staff (n = 6). Challenges identified pertain to the domestic helper-older adult relationship, day-to-day care, training, domestic service company role, and workforce shortages and instability. Opportunities include possibilities for supporting career development and increased access to social welfare and medical assistance, enhancing person-centered care for older adults by helping domestic helpers build core competencies, and establishing peer support and connections through mobile technologies.
KW - domestic helper
KW - domestic service
KW - long-term care
KW - person-centered care
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U2 - 10.1080/08959420.2022.2120323
DO - 10.1080/08959420.2022.2120323
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85143415494
SN - 0895-9420
VL - 35
SP - 611
EP - 630
JO - Journal of Aging and Social Policy
JF - Journal of Aging and Social Policy
IS - 5
ER -