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Employment and informal care

Sustaining Paid Work and Caregiving in Community and Home-based Care

Published Date: 1.3.2012

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Theme: Income and paid work

Sub-theme: Career development

Employment Informal carers Flexible work Peer-reviewed journal article

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Theme: Income and paid work

Sub-theme: Career development

View Publication Employment Informal carers Flexible work Peer-reviewed journal article

Verification Statement

This publication / resource is hosted on a publicly available external link. If the full text is not publicly accessible, summary points are included and a contact method for the author(s) is provided, where available.

The summary information presented is based on content submitted by an author or other user
, along with publicly available information about the publication / resource added by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team.

All content is reviewed, edited and approved by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team, in line with our Submission Guidelines.


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Employment and informal care

Sustaining Paid Work and Caregiving in Community and Home-based Care

Published Date: 1.3.2012

  • Author/ Authors

    Michael Fine

  • Suggested citation (APA 7th edition)

    Fine, M. (2012). Employment and Informal Care: Sustaining Paid Work and Caregiving in Community and Home-based Care. Ageing International, 37(1), 57–68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-011-9137-9

Long Summary

This paper examines the challenges and opportunities for navigating care provision in the home and sustaining employment. The author unpacks the socio-political context of care for ageing people, examines the emerging gap between formal and informal care provision, and shares guidance on solutions for enabling care and workforce participation.

    Key Messages for Carers


  • Offers insight into the history of informal and formal care
  • Specifies the cultural and societal changes which emphasise the need for strengthened carer support
  • Provides clarity on the integration of policy responses that can support and sustain care

  • Key Messages for Policy Makers


  • Reflects the generational shifts that have occurred in care for ageing people and workforce integration
  • Clarifies the supplementary role of formal care for enabling informal care
  • Promotes the use of different mechanisms to reduce the competing needs of care and employment

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