“Where I come from, we don’t abandon our elders in institutions”: at Pauline Abad, host family for the elderly

In her house in Haute-Garonne, Pauline Abad, family caregiver for elderly people who are dependent or have a disability, watches over Jean-Marc, 59, and Audrey, 78. Family care, an alternative to nursing homes, is in the minority but has a bright future, provided that its regulatory framework and its economic model are strengthened.