Short article
Older adults of Moroccan and Turkish origin are especially vulnerable to loneliness. However, the risk of severe loneliness decreases when they feel connected to Dutch society and/or their ethnic group.
The growing group of senior citizens who, with retirement in sight, are leaving the Netherlands permanently or partially behind, how are they faring?
What are the preferences of older migrants in terms of housing and care? And what services are available?
Interview
The group of older migrants is becoming more diverse and older. Many research questions are still waiting to be answered.
More information can be found via this link
The average loneliness among Moroccan and Turkish older adults is alarmingly high. General risk factors and migrant-specific factors underlie this. Tackling their loneliness with tailor-made interventions is badly needed.
Talkshow
Does the Netherlands forget about older adults with a migration background? On the well-being, loneliness and different care needs of the growing group of non-western people aged 55 and older.
Former guest workers from Morocco and Turkey deserve our attention so that they can spend their old age in dignity. It is time to nuance the dominant view of older migrants as victims.
More information can be found via the first link and second link
During the corona crisis, extra attention is paid to young people and older adults who are lonely. However, little attention is paid to older adults with a migration background. What are the consequences of the coronavirus and the measures taken for their well-being?
TV
With the increase in the number of older migrants, the demand for multicultural community housing’, day-care facilities and nursing homes is rising. Limburg was the last province that did not yet have a culture-specific care facility.
Although surrounded by family members and co-ethnic peers, the percentage of lonely people among Moroccan and Turkish older migrants is much higher than among Dutch older adults.
