in southern europe the czech republic and poland more than of family carers provide intensive care with the share even higher in spain over and korea over while care can alleviate the poverty risk to which old people are exposed it jeopardises the adequacy of carers future retirement entitlements as the vast majority are not sufficiently covered by pension systems healthcare services in particular lift incomes by an average of particularly in france and sweden but much less in the netherlands everywhere eldercare services still account for a small share of public expenditure however