Nurses who migrate through the Canadian Live-in Caregiver Program face significant barriers to their subsequent workforce integration as registered nurses in Canada. This study applies the concept of global care chains and uses single case study meth

Nurses who migrate through the Canadian Live-in Caregiver Program face significant barriers to their subsequent workforce integration as registered nurses in Canada. This study applies the concept of global care chains and uses single case study meth

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Publisher: BUKOLA

Authors: Bukola Salami

Publish Year: 2016

Pages: 12

ISBN10: 1667–1678

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In high-income countries, migrant live-in caregivers are increasingly in
demand to provide health and social care in the home. While there is a
wide range of research on the perspectives of live-in caregivers (including
domestic workers) in destination countries, few studies address the
perspective of families who hire them. The aim of this study was to
explore the extent, range and nature of international literature on the
needs and experiences of employers/families and care recipients of live-in
caregivers. We undertook a scoping review of the literature on this topic
using Arksey and O’Malley’s five stages. With the assistance of a health
science librarian, a comprehensive search of nine databases was
undertaken from April to July 2014