LeTs-Care project – Advancing Long-Term Care in Europe

Who cares for
granma?

Long-term care is organised very differently across Europe. This short game helps you explore these differences — and how they shape what happens when someone can no longer manage alone.

Imagine your mother, grandmother, or another family member. They are getting older and can no longer manage every task by themselves. For each task you choose, tell us: who do you think would typically take care of it in your country?

There are no right or wrong answers — only different realities across countries.

Where are you from?

The game is based on data from seven LeTs-Care countries. If your country is not listed, choose the country you think is most similar or explore different care systems for comparison.

Task 1 of 5  ·  Choose a task card

Pick a task card

They can no longer do this by themselves. Pick one task — you will do this 5 times in total.

Task 1 of 5  ·  Who would take care of this?
🍳
Cooking
In your country, who do you think would handle this?

Assign it

👨‍👩‍👧
Family
Partner, children, relatives
🤝
Services
Professional care workers
🏛️
State / Municipality
Public institutions, benefits
🤲
Neighborhood
Volunteers, friends, community
💻
Technology
Apps, devices, remote support

Who will provide care in each country?

See how care is organised across the 7 LeTs-Care countries.

Your result

Your care picture

Take it further

These questions are worth sitting with — alone or with someone else.

1

Were you surprised by any country's approach? If so, which one/s?

2

Do you see caring for an older family member as a family duty, a professional service, or a right? Who in your family would make that call?

3

If you could change one thing about how care is organised in your country, what would it be — and do you think it's actually possible?

Read: "A step back to move forward" — a conversation with Bernhard Weicht, sociologist and Austria team lead on the LeTs-Care project →
Visit the LeTs-Care website →
Part of the EU Horizon project LeTs-Care — Learning from Long-Term Care Practices for the European Care Strategy (2024–2027). Game developed by researchers at the University of Innsbruck, Institute of Sociology. Online application by Andrea Foà — REVES.
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How care is organised across Europe
Care profiles across Europe

How much each source contributes to care in each country — across all tasks. Five dots = primary source; one dot = minimal role.