Do low L2 abilities impede healthy aging for migrant older adults in the Netherlands?

Research towards aging of migrant populations has so far mostly focused on (bio)medical and psychological aspects. Here we explore to what extent second language ability is a factor influencing the healthy aging process of older Turkish migrants in the Netherlands. To get a first understanding of the linguistic situation of older migrants within this setting, interviews with ten healthcare consultants1 with insight into their local Turkish community were conducted, forming a 'needs-analysis' of this group. It emerged that older migrants rely heavily on their ethnically close-knit networks for... Mehr ...