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Munly K, Allen KR, Roberto KA. Experiences of black women adult foster care providers for aging adults: negotiating power and care. J Women Aging. 2021;1-14doi: 10.1080/08952841.2021.1919487.
Munly, K., Allen, K. R., & Roberto, K. A. (2021). Experiences of black women adult foster care providers for aging adults: negotiating power and care. Journal of women & aging, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2021.1919487
Munly, Kelly, et al. "Experiences of black women adult foster care providers for aging adults: negotiating power and care." Journal of women & aging vol. (2021): 1-14. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2021.1919487
Munly K, Allen KR, Roberto KA. Experiences of black women adult foster care providers for aging adults: negotiating power and care. J Women Aging. 2021 Apr 25;1-14. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2021.1919487. Epub 2021 Apr 25. PMID: 33896403.
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J Women Aging. 2021 Apr 25;1-14. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2021.1919487. Epub 2021 Apr 25.

Experiences of black women adult foster care providers for aging adults: negotiating power and care.

Journal of women & aging

Kelly Munly, Katherine R Allen, Karen A Roberto

Affiliations

  1. Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, USA.
  2. Department of Human Development and Family Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA.
  3. Institute for Society, Culture and Environment, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA.

PMID: 33896403 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2021.1919487

Abstract

This study explored experiences of 23 Black women owners and operators of Adult Foster Care (AFC) homes for midlife and older adults. Semi-structured interview data focusing on multiple dimensions of the care context were analyzed using grounded theory methods. Women leveraged their resources as they invested their expertise, time, and relationships to support their residents and embraced the value of residents for their contribution to the success of AFC settings. The findings underline the critical roles of these AFC providers in maintaining safe and home-like care contexts for aging adults, in the face of systemic challenges.

Keywords: Adult foster care; black women; caregiving; grounded theory; older adults

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