Nursing homes are healthcare providers for persons, often elderly, who need assistance living with chronic illness. This article describes the main economic issues of supply and demand for nursing home care, including quality of care and long-term care insurance.Nursing home care is an important...

More than 40% of the respondents in the British Household Panel Survey provide informal care at least for one year within the period 1991-2003 and carers are usually less likely to hold simultaneously a paid job. There is little evidence on the mechanism that links informal care provision and...