Population forecasters have predicted that the proportion of people in the UK aged 65 and above will rise significantly in coming decades. This shift in demographics will put increasing pressure on the NHS and providers of social care. However, older people do not rely only on care provided by...

The role of Home Care (HC) services for the elderly will be increasingly important in meeting populations' future needs for care. HC services include Home Health Care (HHC) and Homemaking/Personal Support (HMPS), distinction rarely seen in the literature. This paper argues that it is important...

I use the European Community Household Panel to analyse the relationship between labour force participation and informal care-giving to the elderly for a sample of midlife women across 10 European countries. The results show strong state dependence in the labour force participation of women for...