Care of older people in migration contexts: local and transnational arrangements between Peru and Spain

摘要

Care arrangements for the elderly are becoming a main socialprocess in contemporary societies due to socio-political and lifestylechanges over the last few decades. The family and the Stateplay a basic role in the construction of care systems and in theestablishment of strategies to access care resources. In the presentcontext of migration, these resources interact at a transnationallevel, challenging family and State migratory regimes. These newrealities need the recognition of basic international social rights, asthe experiences of Peruvians living in a migration context in Spainshow.