ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2023
The Care Gap in Later Life Across European Countries.
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- Kinship, gender, and the social networks of caregivers for older adults.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- [When non-kin caregivers provide home care: additional burden or personal benefit for friends, neighbours, and acquaintances? - Findings from an exploratory cross-sectional study].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2026Article
- Male Spousal Caregivers Are Increasing, but Only in Less Demanding Care Roles.Journal of marriage and the family · 2026Article
- The Future Availability of Family Caregivers: Implications for Late-Life Care Gaps.Population research and policy review · 2026Article
- Characterizing complex care relationships in Canada using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Family Structure and Unmet Care Needs Among Older Adults With and Without Dementia in the United States.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Parenthood and life satisfaction in older age: examining the moderating role of social norms and economic vulnerability.European journal of ageing · 2025Review
- Kinlessness at Older Ages: Prevalence and Heterogeneity in 27 Countries.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- The care of non-institutionalized ADL-dependent people in the Orcasitas neighborhood of Madrid (Spain) during the Covid-19 pandemic and its relationship with social inequalities, intergenerational dependency and survival.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesDo adults without kin experience a care gap where they need help with activities of daily living but get no help from any source? We examine the prevalence of the care gap across Europe, and test whether those without partners or children substitute for their lack of close kin with help from broader networks, or whether they disproportionately experience care gaps.
methodsUsing data from the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, we estimate the care gap in 28 European countries and Israel, how it varies, and who provides help for respondents with different family structures.
resultsThe care gap is substantial, with 6.1% of all respondents ages 50 and above reporting a gap. It is highest in Western and Eastern Europe and lowest in Southern Europe and Israel. Respondents without partners or children are significantly more likely to have care gaps than those with close kin. However, respondents without close kin draw more often on more diverse networks of friends and relatives and use nursing home care. DISCUSSION: Our study introduces the concept of the care gap and shows that although it is most common among unpartnered adults without children it is also quite common for those with immediate family. A broader network partially but not completely substitutes for care gaps among those without immediate family. Our results offer new insights into the demand for public care services in countries with diverse welfare states.
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