Changes in the balance between formal and informal care supply in England between 2001 and 2011: evidence from census data

Zigante, Valentina; Fernández, José-Luis; Mazzotta, Fernanda

doi:10.1017/s1744133120000146

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“…In addition, Zigante et al (2021) analysed the effect of reducing long-term care on the level of informal care in England, finding that 'the reduction in publicly-funded formal care provision was associated particularly with significant increases in high-intensity informal care provision'. This seems to indicate that as formal support decreases, close relatives of older adults are forced to increase informal support.…”

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confidence: 99%

Attitudes towards filial responsibility between 2001 and 2017 in Europe

Kääriäinen¹,

Danielsbacka²,

Tanskanen³

2022

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This study examines how attitudes towards filial responsibility (AFR) have changed in 11 European countries between 2001 and 2017, based on data from the International Social Survey Programme. The countries represent different types of welfare states and family traditions. The study also analysed the interconnectedness of age and gender. Results show that in 2017 people felt less filial responsibility than in 2001 in 10 countries. Only in Great Britain did the AFR show a positive change. Negative changes were most evident in Hungary, France, Denmark, and Finland. The negative change appear to have occurred in both genders and across all age groups and was predominent among late middle-aged women. However, although the intensity of AFR change varied, it was difficult to determine clear patterns in the country-by-country variations. The results have negative implications for political proposals on long-term care for older adults supported by younger generations.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes towards filial responsibility between 2001 and 2017 in Europe

Kääriäinen¹,

Danielsbacka²,

Tanskanen³

2022

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“…Our results suggest that policy reforms in response to population ageing should not be designed in institutional silos. In absence of new policy interventions supporting caregivers and care users, our findings imply that, combined with the tightened public spending on social care (Crawford et al, 2021;Zigante et al, 2021) and the predicted global increases in State Pension Age (OECD, 2017b), the reduction in the supply of informal care is likely to increase the unmet need for social care in older age in future decades (García-Gómez et al, 2015;Pickard, 2015).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…In the UK, this has been estimated at £132 billion per year, slightly short of yearly public spending on health (Buckner & Yeandle, 2015). Moreover, while the need for LTC is increasing (Economic Policy Committee, 2015;Zigante et al, 2021), 1 the availability of informal care is expected to decline given changing family values and demographics (Pickard, 2015). Against this background, a reduction in the amount of care-time that adult workers provide to older generations may lead to reduced functioning and higher healthcare costs for older people, hence reducing societal welfare (Gori & Fernandez, 2015;Van Houtven et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Should I Care or Should I Work? The Impact of Work on Informal Care

Carrino¹,

Nafilyan²,

Avendaño³

2022

J Policy Anal Manage

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This paper provides novel evidence on how a sharp increase in labor force participation among older women affects the provision of informal care to their older parents. Based on data from Understanding Society – The UK Household Longitudinal Study, we use an instrumental variable approach that exploits a unique reform that increased the female State Pension age by up to six years. Our results provide evidence of a trade‐off between the intensive margin of work and informal care provided outside the household: an increase of 10 hours of work per week reduces the provision of informal care by 2.1 hours a week, which amounts to roughly £2,100 of yearly care‐hours lost. This reduction in caregiving is largest among women working in physically or psychosocially demanding jobs, and “sandwich generation” women who have both a living grandchild and a parent alive. Using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, we show that older parents whose daughters became ineligible to claim their pensions experienced a significant reduction in the amount of care they receive from their daughters, which was not compensated by an increase in formal care or other sources of support. Our results suggest that policies that increase older workers’ labor supply require changes in long‐term care policy that compensate for the loss of informal care.

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“…Disabled people commonly rely on family members to meet some of their care and support needs (Norman and Purdam, 2012). Indeed, this is an increasingly common feature of contemporary ageing in the global north, given increased life expectancies, geographical dispersal of extended families and the shrinking welfare state (Zigante et al , 2021). Care and support are themselves complex phenomena, extending well beyond assistance with day-to-day, practical tasks to keeping up with friends and wider family and being involved in community.…”

Section: Ageing In Caring Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dangerous care: developing theory to safeguard older adults in caring relationships in the UK

Sherwood-Johnson

Rummery

Lawrence

et al. 2023

JAP

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Purpose Most abuse affecting older adults in the UK, as across Europe, takes place within caring relationships, where one person is disabled and needs care/support. This paper critically appraises two of the key theoretical explanations. First, feminist theories of “intimate partner abuse” tell us that it is mostly men who perpetrate abuse against women. Second, “carer strain”: the stress caused by caring responsibilities, often with inadequate help from services. Neither fully reflects the complex dynamics of “dangerous care” leading to a lack of voice and choice in safeguarding responses. This paper aims to articulate the need for an overarching theoretical framework, informed by a deeper understanding of the intersectional risk factors that create and compound the diverse experiences of harm by disabled people and family carers over the life course. Design/methodology/approach The critical synthesis of the theoretical approaches informing UK policy and practice presented here arises from a structured literature review and discussions held with three relevant third sector agencies during the development of a research proposal. Findings No single theory fully explains dangerous care and there are significant gaps in policy, resources and practice across service sectors, highlighting the need for joint training, intersectional working and research across service sectors. Originality/value Drawing both on existing literature and on discussions across contrasting policy and practice sectors, this paper raises awareness of some less well-acknowledged complexities of abuse and responses to abuse in later life.

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Changes in the balance between formal and informal care supply in England between 2001 and 2011: evidence from census data

Cited by 14 publications

References 45 publications

Attitudes towards filial responsibility between 2001 and 2017 in Europe

Attitudes towards filial responsibility between 2001 and 2017 in Europe

Should I Care or Should I Work? The Impact of Work on Informal Care

Dangerous care: developing theory to safeguard older adults in caring relationships in the UK

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