Table of Contents

Section 1: Background

Chapter 1
Aging Well: The Critical Issues of Concern for Older Immigrants in Canada
Sepali Guruge
Chapter 2
Social Exclusion: A Lens for Understanding Aging in the Context of Migration
Amanda Grenier and Jill Hanley
Chapter 3
Perceptions of Healthy Aging among Mandarin-Speaking Immigrant Older Adults in Toronto
Sepali Guruge, Robert Ta, Ernest Leung, and Souraya Sidani

Section 2: Health Statuses and Determinants

Chapter 4
Health Statuses of and Health Determinants among Older Immigrant Women in Canada: A Scoping Review
Sepali Guruge, Kaveenaa Chandrasekaran, Nishana Chandrasekaran, and Madelaine Woo
Chapter 5
Health Statuses and Health Determinants of Older Immigrant Men in Canada
Sepali Guruge, Kaveenaa Chandrasekaran, Ernest Leung, Robert Ta, and Souraya Sidani

Section 3: Socioeconomic Considerations

Chapter 6
Loneliness Kills: Social Support and Social Interactions as Determinants of Aging Well and Inclusion Among Arabic- and Spanish-Speaking Senior Immigrants in Ottawa
Paola Ortiz Loaiza, Denise L. Spitzer, and Radamis Zaky
Chapter 7
“I helped them to help the country”: Lack of State Support for Precarious-Status Older Chinese Immigrants
Fanyuan Zhang, Jill Hanley, and Christina Klassen
Chapter 8
Housing Insecurity and Homelessness Among Older Immigrants in Canada
Vibha Kaushik, Christine A. Walsh, and Jill Hoselton

Section 4: Caregiving

Chapter 9
Conceptualizing Person-Centred Care for Ethnocultural Minority Residents in Long-Term Care Homes: Adaptation of a Person-Centred Practice Framework
Shreemouna Gurung, Atiya Mahmood, and Habib Chaudhury
Chapter 10
Chinese Family Members Caring for Older Adults in Private, Senior, and Long-Term Care Homes: A Mismatch of Needs and Culturally Appropriate Services
Charlotte Lee, Doris Leung, Jason Wong, Paige (Pei-Chun) Wen, Sammy Chu, Franco Ng, Luna (Jiayue) Fan, Lisa Seto Nielsen, Daphne Cheung, and Sepali Guruge
Chapter 11
The Diversity of Views About Death and Dying among Immigrants and Their Families: Implications for Helping Professionals
Hai Luo

Section 5: Access to Services

Chapter 12
Elder Abuse Risk Factors and Intervention Strategies: Perspectives of Korean Older Immigrants
Sepali Guruge, HeeJin Zhou, Ernest Leung, Souraya Sidani, and Tharsiny Thavarasa
Chapter 13
Awareness of Formal Social Supports Among Older Immigrants in Mid-Sized Urban Communities: The Case of Waterloo, Ontario
Hector Goldar Perrote and Margaret Walton-Roberts
Chapter 14
Spatial and Language Discordance in Accessing Physicians Among Older Immigrants in Toronto: Identifying Barriers, Facilitators, and Interventions
Lu Wang, Sepali Guruge, and Alexandra Wehr

Section 6: Research, Practice, and Policy Considerations

Chapter 15
Recruiting Older Immigrants for Research: Opportunities and Challenges
Melissa Northwood, Ernest Leung, Souraya Sidani, and Sepali Guruge
Chapter 16
Aging in Third Places: Community Spaces and Social Infrastructure for Older Immigrants
Zhixi Zhuang and Ryan Lok

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