Work and Well-Being of Informal Caregivers in Europe

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Caring and unpaid work in Ireland

“…Providing such informal care has potential consequences for labour market participation (Heger, 2014;Bolin et al, 2008). King and Pickard (2013) (Carmichael et al, 2010).…”

Gaps in end-of-life care and lack of support for family carers in Poland and Central Eastern Europe

“…It is true that while the distinction between family and formal care countries in Europe is not based on geography, in general, Northern countries belong to formal care countries, while Southern and Eastern countries are family care countries. 50 Poland, despite the actions already taken, is at the beginning of its way to include family carers in the integrated care system, especially in home care. 6,47 The problem of the growing population of old and dependent people is, lately, a more frequent part of the social discourse in CEE.…”

Investing in Opportunities for All

“…29 Heger (2014) uses SHARE data for 13 EU countries to look at caregivers' employment, and finds caregiving decreases employment rates in countries with low supply of formal care (or "family care countries") by 34 to 60 percentage points, depending on the frequency of care, but has no impact on caregivers' employment probability in countries with more established care systems. In the United States, a study found that women ages 55 to 67 who provided unpaid care to their parents reduced their work hours by 41 percent, on average (Johnson and Lo Sasso 2006).…”