French social and long term care system

Blanche Le Bihan (1) , Claude Martin (1)

1 ARENES - Arènes: politique, santé publique, environnement, médias

As "community care" has no exact equivalent in the French context, the authors focus on one of the major sector of social and community care which concerns elderly people confronted to a reduction of their autonomy, which correspond to the international denomination: long-term care (LTC). It presents the emergence, the current organization and main challenges of this policy in France.

Mots clés: Long-term care

Domaines: Sociologie; Science politique; Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Blanche Le Bihan, Claude Martin. French social and long term care system. 2019. ⟨halshs-02058183⟩