About the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care
The Global Observatory of Long-Term Care (GOLTC) is a platform to facilitate cross-national learning to improve and strengthen care systems. It builds on the previous LTCcovid.org website and aims to continue to identify shared challenges in relation to Long-Term Care and showcase how different countries and localities are addressing them, sharing research evidence and supporting collaborations.
The Observatory is part of the International Long-Term Care Policy Network (ILPN), at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). It is funded partly by CPEC and has received a funding award from LSE Innovation.
Executive commitee:
Adelina Comas-Herrera (Global Observatory of Long-Term Care director, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK)
Walter Dawson (executive committee, Oregon Health & Science University / Portland State University, United States)
Jose-Luis Fernandez (executive committee, ILPN director, director of the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK)
Henk Nies (executive commitee, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Stefania Ilinca (executive committee, World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe)
Martin Knapp (executive committee, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK)
Kai Leichsenring (executive committee, Executive Director at the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Austria)
Anji Mehta (executive committee, manager of the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK)
Deborah Oliveira (executive committee, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile)
Mariana Lopez-Ortega (executive committee, National Institute of Geriatrics, Mexico)
Tine Rostgaard (executive committee, Roskilde Universitet, Denmark)
Marguerite Schneider (executive committee, University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Raphael Wittenberg (executive committee, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK)
Technical team:
Javiera Cartagena-Farias (research fellow, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK)
Annabel Fenton (research communications officer, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK)
Nazak Salehi (GOLTC research coordinator, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK)
Ben Schlaepfer (web design)
The GOLTC council:
This will be formed by representatives of country and special interest groups.
Individual membership:
Invididuals that demonstrate relevant experience and interest on Long-Term Care can sign up by completing an expert profile to be full members of the Observatory.
Associate members:
Associate membership is for research centres, government departments, NGOs, provider organisations, etc.
Associate members so far: