Till death do us Part: experiences of migrant live-in care workers facing the death of their care recipients - a study from Israel.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As ageing in place becomes more widespread, the burdens on relatives of older people at advanced stages of illness, particularly those reaching life's end, become greater, requiring a level of support and responsibility that often exceeds the families' abilities. A common solution is employing live-in care workers, frequently migrant workers.

Objectives

This study explores how live-in migrant care workers experience and cope with their care recipients' end-of-life and death phases.

Methods

This study is based on an ethnographic study that included 37 interviews with live-in migrant care workers employed in the homes of older adults in Israel.

Results

We identified four themes: (1) Loneliness and fear due to the need to make decisions; (2) Devotion; (

SUBMITTER: Arieli D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11960149 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature