Elder care in Lebanon: An analysis of care workers and care recipients in the face of crisis

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dc.creatorNassif, Gabriella
dc.creatorDakkak, Sabine
dc.date2023-03-30
dc.date2024-03-14T12:09:19Z
dc.date2024-03-14T12:09:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:09:31Z
dc.descriptionThe current socioeconomic and political crises plaguing Lebanon have exacerbated the ongoing care crisis, in particular for care workers and elderly care recipients. Over the past decade, non Arab migrant domestic workers have been, alongside family members, primarily responsible for providing privatized, in-home care for ageing Lebanese. This care, ranging from cooking and cleaning to administering medicines and providing care for people with disabilities, exists in the stark absence of substantive state-provided services for a rapidly ageing population. Under the pressures of the current economic crisis, however, the arrangements of this form of commodified care have come under particular strain, causing both care workers and care recipients to suffer. To better understand elderly care needs in Lebanon amidst the current, multi-faceted crisis, this report foregrounds the personal experiences and needs of both care workers, primarily non-Arab migrant domestic workers, and elderly care employers and recipients. Findings suggest that the most acute care needs for elderly Lebanese include long-term healthcare, emotional companionship, and domestic labor, at an affordable price. Workers highlighted the overwhelming nature of elderly work, their need for workplace support, and ultimately, their demands for a better legislative framework to protect them as migrant workers.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140326
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/96265
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134673
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12588
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNassif, Gabriella; and Dakkak, Sabine. 2023. Elder care in Lebanon: An analysis of care workers and care recipients in the face of crisis. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2176. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136639.
dc.subjectageing
dc.subjectcare work
dc.subjectmigrant labour
dc.subjectelderly
dc.subjectservices
dc.subjecteconomic crises
dc.subjectmigrants
dc.subjectprices
dc.subjectdomestic work
dc.subjecthealth care
dc.subjectlegislation
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleElder care in Lebanon: An analysis of care workers and care recipients in the face of crisis
dc.typeWorking Paper

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