摘要：The article analyzes the social relations and cultural patterns that sustain the informal caregiving culture in Spain and exposes some of the main factors that are an obstacle to the professionalization of this sector. The profiles of informal caregivers are established, highlighting that most of them are women, whether they are family members or, if they do not belong to the family nucleus, the role of immigrant women in the non-professionalized sector is noteworthy. We also analyzed the different relationships that the groups linked to the informal care of the elderly have with technology, highlighting cell phones and instant messaging applications. With this result, we proposed for those responsible for care policies for the elderly to consider training actions that can be transmitted through the cell phone and messaging applications with which potential users are familiar.
