Work schedules of home care workers for the elderly in France.

Emmanuelle Lada (1) , Ghislaine Doniol-Shaw (2)

1 CRESPPA - Centre de recherches sociologiques et politiques de Paris
2 LATTS - Laboratoire Techniques, Territoires et Sociétés

Like most Western countries, France is faced with rapid changes in how social welfare and care regimes are being organized. Home care for the elderly has been closely affected by such trends. This study will analyse the consequences of such developments on work schedules and working conditions of home care workers. The findings reveal an increase in time pressure linked to a reduction in care time per care recipient as well as the fragmentation of care work. These conditions negatively affect the provision of quality care as well as care workers' physical and mental well-being and blur the distinction between workers' professional and home lives.

Mots clés: Care workers; Work Schedules; employment; working conditions; Work/Family Regulations

Domaines: Sociologie

Emmanuelle Lada, Ghislaine Doniol-Shaw. Work schedules of home care workers for the elderly in France.: fragmented work, deteriorating quality, detrimental health impact. WORK, 2011, vol40, pp.531-546. ⟨halshs-00960283⟩