Just like in Germany, only better? Old-age care facilities in Poland for people from Germany and the question of legitimacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11201212 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonja Großmann (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Cornelia Schweppe (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 823-841 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x18001290 |
| OpenAlex | W2896158743 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article deals with old-age care facilities in Poland which are aimed at people from Germany. These facilities emerge against the background of severe criticism of old-age care facilities in Germany. The media projects a widespread use of these facilities, claiming this is mainly due to the lower costs as compared to Germany. Against the backdrop of normative discussions about old-age care in Germany, doubts about a widespread use of facilities abroad may arise. Indeed, we will show that in quantitative terms, the facilities in Poland are a marginal phenomenon. Drawing on neo-institutional organisation theories, we demonstrate that the facilities face legitimisation challenges that consist of being able to align with the socially shared values and norms of old-age care in Germany to position themselves as a legitimate option. We analyse whether and how the facilities deal with these challenges. We particularly focus on the only facility we found that has a substantial number of residents from Germany. We show how the facility takes on the legitimation challenge by its motto ‘Just like in Germany – only better’, while other facilities position themselves as ‘low-cost facilities for people from Germany’. The low take-up of the latter indicates that low prices alone do not attract a substantial number of residents from Germany into the facilities
Aged care · Business · Criticism · Economic growth · Economics · Legitimacy · Legitimation · Normative · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Position (finance) · Finance · Law · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Social and Demographic Issues in Germany · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |