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Petra Ezzedine

Facing COVID-19: Live-in Care in Central Europe

by Brigitte Aulenbacher, Petra Ezzedine, Dóra Gábriel, Michael Leiblfinger, Kinga Milankovics and Veronika Prieler

In Central Europe, live-in care is an increasingly important pillar of elder care regimes. Care workers, primarily female migrants, live and work in the households of care receivers. Their responsibilities range from housekeeping to medical tasks. The regulation of live-in care varies from country to country, with precarious working conditions as a common denominator. Central European live-in care is based on circular migration and...

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