Due to demographic change, the proportion of older people in society is growing and the number of dementia cases continues to increase. However, the correspondingly high need for care cannot be fully met by specialised staff and the care of people with dementia often cannot be managed by relatives alone. One answer to this gap in home care is caregivers who live for a limited period of time in the household of the person to be cared for - so-called live-in carer - who come to Germany mainly from Eastern Europe. Israeli care arrangements are also entered into with people from Eastern Europe, but also with people of Southeast Asian origin.

Families in Germany who choose this form of home care are usually left to organise it on their own. There is a lack of counselling services and binding information, and the arrangements are almost always situated in a legal grey area. In contrast, in Israel, residential care arrangements are regulated by law through binding regulations.

The social and legal aspects of home care for older people through live-in carer are comparatively well researched in both, Israel and Germany. However, the focus has so far been on the perspective of the live-in carer. The living and working conditions of the carer as well as labour law problem areas are discussed. In contrast, research has offered little insight into the views, motives and patterns of interpretation in the micro-setting of the triad - relatives, live-in carer and person with dementia. A systematic ethical analysis of moral conflicts in the triad in interaction with the underlying framework conditions and cultural implications, as well as a comparison between Germany and Israel, is largely missing.

By investigating on different levels, the international research team pursues the research question: What moral conflicts arise in the micro setting of the triad consisting of the caregiver, the dementia patient and their relatives in both countries? Here, asymmetric power relations within the triad itself on the micro level, unclear responsibilities in the cooperation with care agencies on the structural level and the different legal frameworks and social negotiations of a new concept of global care work on the macro level, are important aspects.

The aim is to explore moral conflicts in live-in arrangements and to formulate recommendations for policy makers and people involved in the organisation of these arrangements to improve the care of people with dementia.