Welfare, persone anziane e donne migranti: il fil rouge della fragilità nelle trame della narrazione. Un’esperienza di ricerca nella regione Molise

Journal title SALUTE E SOCIETÀ
Author/s Daniela Grignoli, Antonella Golino, Riccardo Pronzato
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/2
Language Italian Pages 11 P. 118-128 File size 380 KB
DOI 10.3280/SES2025-002010
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The number of old people in Italy continues to grow and, in 25 years, may almost double from 7 to 12 million. Simultaneously, in this segment of the population, the share of dependent people and the demand for care and assistance may also significantly increase. Despite the National Plan for non-self-sufficiency 2022-2024, the results of which are not yet to be examined, given the weakening of the welfare system and its public network of services, the problems related to the longevity process are managed through models of home care provided privately by family caregivers, who frequently migrate from other countries and are subjected to sophisticated forms of exploitation. Given this scenario, this article analyzes the potential vulnerabilities of the welfare system and some of its main areas related to the social and health needs of older and migrant people involved in private care work. Drawing on a qualitative study conducted in Molise, within the Age-it project, we investigated whether, and to what extent, an ad hoc co-created training process with family caregivers could improve the quality of life of people involved in the care process, as well as of society writ large.

Keywords: welfare state; old people; care; migrant family care assistants; fragility; needs.

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Daniela Grignoli, Antonella Golino, Riccardo Pronzato, Welfare, persone anziane e donne migranti: il fil rouge della fragilità nelle trame della narrazione. Un’esperienza di ricerca nella regione Molise in "SALUTE E SOCIETÀ" 2/2025, pp 118-128, DOI: 10.3280/SES2025-002010