Many families struggle to find high-quality care at an affordable price. One solution is to relocate their elderly to a different country where the cost of care is lower. ReloCare studies care for German-speaking elderly in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.
About ReloCare
Many families struggle to find high-quality care at an affordable price. One solution is to relocate their elderly to a different country where the cost of care is lower. ReloCare studies care for German-speaking elderly in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.
Research Questions
Motivation
What makes families and their elderly decide to move the elderly to a care home in a different country?
Difference
What difference does it make for seniors and their families when a care home is located in a different country?
Daily Life
What does care in a foreign country look like? How is daily life organised in a care home with foreign residents? And does this differ per country?
Impact
What impact does the care for foreign seniors have on local care services?
Other Mobilities
How is the relocation of seniors related to other mobilities such as labour and return migration?
Geography and History
How do geographical location and regional history play a role in care relocation?
Research Questions
Motivation
What makes families and their elderly decide to move the elderly to a care home in a different country?
Difference
What difference does it make for seniors and their families when a care home is located in a different country?
Daily Life
What does care in a foreign country look like? How is daily life organised in a care home with foreign residents? And does this differ per country?
Impact
What impact does the care for foreign seniors have on local care services?
Other Mobilities
How is the relocation of seniors related to other mobilities such as labour and return migration?
Geography and History
How do geographical location and regional history play a role in care relocation?
