Il lavoro nelle residenze per anziani

This article aims to analyze the working conditions in the residential care sector for older people in Italy, focusing on care workers. Firstly, the employment in the residential care sector is analyzed and discussed from a comparative perspective. Secondly, the working conditions of care workers are compared to other types of workers with a specific focus on the italian case. This comparison shows the existence of con-ditions in line, or better, than for equivalent workers employed in other sectors. At the same time, such conditions are more critical when com-pared to care workers employed in the hospital sector. Finally, the re-search results are discussed in light of the main problematic features characterizing the institutional configuration of the residential care sec-tor for older people in Italy.