LeTs Care Policy Lab September 2025
The LeTs Care consortium invites you to a Policy Lab in Brussels or online on the topic Care Professions in Long-Term Care - Dimensions and Challenges for Policy and Practice.
Background and Rationale:
The long-term care (LTC) sector across Europe is undergoing significant transformation, driven by demographic shifts, increasing and evolving care needs and enduring structural challenges. One of the most pressing concerns is the sustainability and resilience of the care workforce. As already discussed in the EU Care Strategy (2022), there is a growing emphasis among Member States on improving working conditions, supporting work-life balance and ensuring equitable access to quality care services.
The strategy also outlines objectives to further formalise the LTC sector and enhance recognition and support for informal carers. In this respect, findings from the LeTs-Care project highlight that the care workforce in European LTC systems is highly fragmented and diverse, shaped by significant structural variations both across and within countries.