Socioeconomic Predictors of the Employment of Migrant Care Workers by Italian Families Assisting Older Alzheimers Disease Patients: Evidence From the Up-Tech Study

Discussion:
Socioeconomic inequalities negatively influenced access both to private care and to care allowance, leading disadvantaged families to directly provide more assistance to AD patients. Care allowance entitlement needs to be reformed in Italy and in countries with similar long-term care and migration systems.

Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - April 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Barbabella, F., Chiatti, C., Rimland, J. M., Melchiorre, M. G., Lamura, G., Lattanzio, F., the Up-Tech Research Group Tags: Original Article Source Type: research