Professional and regulatory logics of care: Unraveling the institutional logics of personal care workers’ well-being failure

Key Points

• This work examines how institutional logics influence the well-being of personal care workers in long-term care.
• Analysis of institutional logics in care settings
• Qualitative assessment of care workers' experiences
• Evaluation of hierarchical and regulatory impacts on worker morale
• Hierarchical professional logic systematically devalues care workers' roles.
• Regulatory compliance and risk containment measures significantly demoralize care workers.
• Identified a clear link between institutional logics and the well-being failures faced by workers.