The article seeks to analyse economic transfers resulting from the controversial implementation of rising maintenance obligations for retirement institution accommodation. The analysis of a sample of legal decisions concerning 305 people liable to maintenance obligations show that the setting of...

In 1998, retirement homes and long-term care facilities housed some 480,000 people over 60. We describe the main demographic features of this population: two-thirds are widows over 75, female residents are more likely to be dependent than male. We then survey the health, income,...