MIGRATION AND CARE
THE PROJECT
GOALS & MISSION
The aim of this project is, on the one hand, to identify the conditions under which migrants would show an active interest in a career in the care sector. On the other hand, it is about determining what the nursing field expects of new nurses.
The overarching goal of the project is to enable result-oriented interventions, to promote the integration of migrants, to increase the attractiveness and diversity of the nursing profession and to compensate for staff shortages in the nursing sector.
ESSENTIAL CORNERSTONES
The development of the project and thus the seminar work aims to identify the various requirements of the two stakeholder groups, including migrants and those working in the care sector.
With the help of this research and methodological work, the basis for an Erasmus+ application should be created. The "Migration and Care" project is being developed in various European countries, including Austria, Germany, France, Turkey and Spain. The financial resources provided by the Erasmus+ program are used to implement the project in the geographical region of Tyrol.
METHODOLOGY
When implementing the methodology within the project, the main focus is on qualitative research. 15 interviews are conducted with experts and nursing staff as well as with people with a migration background.
This data collection aims to identify the expectations and needs of the two target groups in order to be able to compare them later with the developed literature.
PLAN OF COLLABORATION
The most important goals when working together, within our team and with everyone who is part of the project, include respectful interaction, open and honest communication and a good understanding of different points of view.
It's about social inclusion, acceptance, togetherness, equality, education and for each other. These values are essential for working together and therefore we expect the same from everyone involved who is in some way part of the project.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
By 2030, 76.000 new nurses will be needed in Austria to maintain the quality of care. Demographic change plays a major role here; people are getting older and older and the number of people with chronic and multimorbid illnesses is rising as a result. In addition, the number of families who can and want to take over the care of their relatives is continuously decreasing. About 30 percent of the currently employed caregivers are over the age of 50 and will therefore retire by the year 2030 and thus also cease to be employed.
The issue of transcultural care must not be forgotten here under any circumstances. Transculturality has the meaning of an open understanding of culture, in which the borders of the different cultures blur, intertwine and consequently dissolve. More and more migrants and people with a migration background are reaching an age when they need care. Discrimination based on different origins, religion, appearance or gender occurs in the everyday work of care workers and is an expression of unjustified, illegitimate unequal treatment and lack of intercultural competence.