Naiditch Michel
Institut de recherche et documentation en économie de la santé (Irdes), 10, rue Vauvenargues 75018 Paris, France.
Soins. 2016 Mar(803):30-3. doi: 10.1016/j.soin.2016.01.002.
Long-time invisible, the role of informal carers in providing assistance to elderly patients losing their autonomy is gaining recognition. A policy in favour of carers coordinated with that aimed at the people being cared for is necessary, but it is struggling to establish itself in France. Some progress can however be seen with the French bill on adapting society to the ageing of the population.