In this book chapter Philip Taylor and co-authors Phillippa Carnemolla and Jane Bringolf consider issues of aged care work that is carried out in people's homes and viewed as workplaces.

The authors explore how this work is experienced from both the caregiver and care recipient perspective, drawing from a review of recent literature, and compare evidence concerning the pros and cons of receiving and delivering care at home.

While "ageing in place is nowadays considered the optimal approach, a workforce perspective indicates that by the nature of such work, there may be suboptimal outcomes for those employed in the sector, to the detriment of both them and the care recipient.

The authors argue that the promise of ageing in place cannot be fully realized without a greater focus on the quality of home-based aged care work and the optimal ageing of those in such jobs.