Facing the care cliff
Understanding How the Social Mechanism Affects Primary Carers’ Work–eldercare Combination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6429182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hedva Vinarski-Peretz (0000-0003-4062-6414, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, corresponding author), Galy Binyamin (0000-0001-6026-0232, Ariel University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Care and Caring (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2397-8821 • E-ISSN: 2397-883X |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/23978821y2025d000000154 |
| OpenAlex | W7106514102 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The current study uses the Informal Care Model to examine how and to what extent factors in three specific contextual pillars – the family, workplace and community – facilitate or restrict primary carers’ ability to combine paid work with care for older relatives under long-term care policies within the community. Semi-structured interviews with 18 employed primary carers aged 43–60 form the basis of the study. The analysis shows that primary carers mostly rely on social relationships in all three pillars. It also shows how support within one pillar can be both complementary and counterproductive for the other pillars. The findings have implications for organizational leaders, human resource management units and policy makers seeking to cultivate a work–care–family balance and to maintain family carers’ employability while ensuring the continued provision of elderly care within the community
Employability · Mechanism (biology · Pillar · Primary care · Public policy · Social policy · Work (physics
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |