Firm policy guidelines are of increasing importance to intergenerational family support and care. This is particularly so in countries currently considering reform of their long-term care systems. The primary goal of the current study is to further understanding of the way current legislation supports family caregivers assisting aging-in-place. This paper examines how legislation in Israel supports family caregivers who are complementary key factors to the formal care system within the long-term care policy. Taking evidence indicating that family caregivers experience burdens which undermine their wellbeing and strength into account, this study employs a case study research design for investigating how laws legislated in Israel beyond the community long-term care insurance law (CLTCI) support family members who have the responsibility of caring for frail older relatives. The findings reveal that the aid supplied by the existing laws is limited, mainly because they apply only in extreme cases where the elderly need constant supervision or care in institutions. Thus, their contribution to most families is only partial. The Israeli case offers valuable lessons, even acknowledging differences in national long-term care policies. Each nation faces challenges to securing informal care systems as a complementary resource to formal systems. By introducing a specific case study at the legislative level this paper contributes to our understanding of aging-in-place policies. Burdens of care and the need for secure wellbeing of families with eldercare responsibility are addressed, with important implications for public policy.

坚定的政策准则对代际家庭的支持和关怀越来越重要。在当前正在考虑对其长期护理系统进行改革的国家中尤其如此。当前研究的主要目标是进一步了解当前立法支持家庭护理人员协助就地老龄化的方式。本文研究了以色列的立法如何支持家庭照料者，这些人是长期照料政策中正式照料系统的补充关键因素。考虑到有证据表明家庭看护人承受负担，破坏了他们的福祉和力量，这项研究采用了案例研究研究设计，以调查以色列法律在社区长期护理保险法（CLTCI）之外的法律如何为负责照料脆弱的亲戚的家庭成员提供支持。调查结果表明，现行法律所提供的援助是有限的，主要是因为它们仅适用于老年人在机构中需要不断监督或照料的极端情况。因此，他们对大多数家庭的贡献只是部分的。以色列的案件提供了宝贵的教训，甚至承认国家长期护理政策存在差异。每个国家在确保非正式护理系统作为正式系统的补充资源方面都面临挑战。通过在立法一级引入具体案例研究，本文有助于我们对就地老龄化政策的理解。