Suchergebnisse

After decades of disputing that it is a country of immigration, Germany has developed new policy approaches towards immigration in this century, acknowledging the fact that one fifth of the population has a migrant background. On average, the immigrant population and their descendants are younger than the German population. However, immigrants over 65 years of age constitute a quickly growing population group in Germany which will nearly double in number by 2030 (from 1.5 million to 2.8 million) as estimated by the Germany Federal Statistics Office. This creates a challenge for long-term care organizations. Access to services has to be facilitated and socioculturally adapted care established. The concept of "intercultural opening" is one approach for responding to these challenges. It involves change processes in long-term care organization affecting structures, processes and outcomes. No data exists on the current state of the concept's implementation in long-term care organizations since appropriate assessment tools have not yet been defined.