Grey gold — The billion Euro business of elder care
Channel: Investigate Europe
Date: 2021-07-16

Across Europe, elderly people and their relatives are sharing a terrible experience: understaffed with overworked caregivers, the situation in care homes can become a threat to the lives of residents. The Covid-19 pandemic caused an escalation of the already dire circumstances in many countries. But while there is a shortage of care workers almost everywhere given the ever-growing number of people in need, international corporations and financial investors are making huge profits. 
Our latest investigation looks at this topic, with publications and analyses from across Europe. Read our work here: https://www.investigate-europe.eu/en/2021/elder-care-for-profit/


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Art Direction & Motion Graphics Design: Alexia Barakou 
Sound design: Aris Athanasopoulos
Narration: Pavlos Zafiropoulos
Produced by Reporters United (Athens, Greece)