Who cares? Langzeitpflege in Deutschland, Schweden und Italien

Heinz Rothgang and Karin Gottschall

WSI-Mitteilungen, 2022, vol. 75, issue 5, 371-378

Abstract: Ensuring decent care for those in need of long-term care is a central challenge for politics and society in Western welfare states. The comparison of three European countries, Germany, Sweden and Italy, reveals that levels of care vary not only with respect to generosity and the financing of this new social risk, but also regarding the question of who provides the care and under what conditions it is provided. The article examines the differences and commonalities of all three countries, summarising the challenges of a growing demand for care providers and including the significance of the migrant labour force. Against the background of the varying national paths taken in long-term care the article reflects on the complex interplay of labour market, gender and migration issues. The analysis reveals that in all three countries future service provision is not guaranteed and measures must therefore be taken to create “good working conditions” as a prerequisite for “good care”.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2022-5-371

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