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- W4282930921 abstract "Abstract Introduction Aged care workers in residential care homes of the elderly (RCHEs) are socially devalued as less skilled, low-paid, and doing ‘dirty work’. Care workers’ insider experiences with the meaning of residential aged care work are largely absent from the community and the literature. Method A qualitative study was conducted to examine the self-perceived meaning of work (MOW) among care workers in RCHEs in Hong Kong, an East Asian metropolis with a rapidly aging population, and unique socio-cultural meanings of elderly care. Adopting the Grounded Theory Method, in-depth interviews with 27 care workers in 6 RCHEs were conducted. Results Findings suggest that regardless of the job requirements of carrying out ‘dirty tasks’ and shared experiences of public devaluations, RCHE care workers find positive meanings in their work including: contributing to the greater good of helping the elderly; establishing meaningful relationships; forming a professional identity of geriatric care; achieving personal growth; ensuring job security and benefits in the aged care job market. Care workers find their work meaningful primarily because it is essential to maintain the elderly’s health and quality of life, which echoes with the Chinese cultural values of ‘accumulating fortune’ and ‘respecting the elderly’. Engaging in residential care work allows care workers to build long-term relationships with the elderly, through which they found joys and knowledge of life such as letting go. Care workers propose that geriatric care is highly skillful and professional, requiring communication, coordination, and chronic illness care skills. Care workers identify several inhibitors of attaining MOW, including heavy workloads, manpower shortage, and dehumanizing bureaucratic practices. Conclusion Care workers offer counter-narratives of public devaluation and reframe the meaning of care work in RCHEs. These findings have broader implications on policy, professional, and education interventions in promoting the public recognition of aged care work. The work described in this paper was fully supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (UGC/FDS16/M12/20)." @default.
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- W4282930921 date "2022-06-01" @default.
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- W4282930921 title "961 ‘WE CARE!’: CARE WORKERS’ SELF-PERCEIVED MEANING OF RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE WORK" @default.
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