Abstract
Care for the ageing person remains a dimension of life likely to affect every member of our societies. The current response is often questioned and the different economic and social policies can be conflicting. The ambiguity of political choices relating to the care of dependent people is one of the causes of organisational dysfunctions. Comparing the guidelines for dependency of older adults in France and England confirms the existence of two similar, but also very different, models. These two countries, so close and distant at the same time, share a history of developing solutions for supporting the elderly population. These different proposals are compared and their impact is taken into consideration in the identification of the care of the individual within the collective. History, cultures, societal attitude towards solidarity, the place of the older person as well as the economic and legislative vision are among the factors which influence care offers to date. A zoom on the experiences of residents, the first people concerned and often the last to be able to express themselves, or even be heard, is facilitated by the COVID 19 pandemic which highlights the flaws in the system. The identification of the range of national and institutional policies is carried out in order to help us understand the issues and question the need to develop a new policy centred on the person made welcome in a French establishment or an English Care Home