Diversification of care policy measures supporting older people: towards greater flexibility for carers?

摘要: Originally part of the private domain families, care older people is now concern public policy. Yet, in European context cost containment, it not easy to make a case for increasing support and caring function families remains prominent social In this paper, authors question policies around relation both needs old people, but also those adult children, mainly women, who work provide their parents. We investigate interactions between long-term families. The paper presents some results comparative research study based on identification policy measures which have been implemented different countries sector detailed analysis arrangements set up by sample 86 family carers these various national contexts. argue that whatever usual patterns role given authorities, introduced since 90s aim ways with common objective giving them flexibility they need organisation arrangements, combining resources (formal professional care, unpaid informal semi-formal care). Different can be identified according regulation measures.