Welfare governance in elder care has undergone significant changes, but we know less about the processes and actors of making welfare governance. This is problematic, as the concern for process is a key strength of the welfare governance perspective. Based on a case study of elder care in Denmark, and drawing on studies of professions, the aim is to analyse how welfare professions contribute to the making of welfare governance. Our analysis shows that welfare professions bring unique resources into play. They have strong professional agency, drawing on both broader institutional roles and more specific professional projects. The institutional work itself is highly complex and the welfare professions combine not only formal and informal coordination, but also do so in ways that are closely tailored to specific contexts. The analysis makes important empirical and theoretical contributions to the study of welfare governance in elder care.

养老福利治理发生了重大变化，但我们对福利治理的过程和主体知之甚少。这是有问题的，因为对过程的关注是福利治理观点的一个关键优势。以丹麦老年护理为例，借鉴专业研究，分析福利专业如何促进福利治理的制定。我们的分析表明，福利行业发挥了独特的资源作用。他们拥有强大的专业机构，利用更广泛的机构角色和更具体的专业项目。机构工作本身非常复杂，福利专业不仅结合了正式和非正式的协调，而且还以与特定环境密切相关的方式进行。