Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Imagining the Possibilities of Care in Old Age: Perspectives of Older Filipino Care Workers

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Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Hart, Alana, Thesis advisor (ths): Hande, Mary Jean, Degree committee member (dgc): Ballantyne, Peri, Degree committee member (dgc): Damasco, Valerie, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Filipino immigrant care workers play a critical role in Canada's eldercare systems. Yet, little is known about their aging experiences and eldercare desires. This thesis draws on a qualitative study that employed a life history narrative approach (Brotman et al., 2020) to conduct five in-depth, semi-structured interviews with older Filipino immigrants (ages 59-80) employed in Canada… more

Exploring the pandemic and post-pandemic challenges of older voluntarism in a regional health centre

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Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Katey, Daniel, Thesis advisor (ths): Skinner, Mark, Degree committee member (dgc): Russell, Elizabeth, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>While hospitals were seen as high-risk zones during the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about how older hospital volunteers and volunteer-based programs navigated that period. Using the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) in Ontario, Canada as a case study, this thesis research explores the pandemic and post-pandemic challenges of older voluntarism in a regional health care… more