Informal care at old age at home and in nursing homes: determinants and economic value.

ABSTRACT: This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of informal care receipt by the French individuals aged 60 or older. The literature has focused on the community, leaving informal care in residential care settings in the shadow. We leverage data from a representative survey (CARE) conducted in 2015-2016 on both community-dwelling individuals and nursing home residents. Focusing on the 60+ with activity restrictions, we show that 76% of nursing home residents receive help with the activities of daily living from relatives, against 55% in the community. The number of hours conditional on receipt is yet 3.5 times higher in the community. Informal care represents 186 million hours per month and a value equivalent to 1.1% of GDP at least, care in the community representing 95% of the total. We inve

SUBMITTER: Roquebert Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10972991 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature