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GOLTC webinar recording: Community Health Intervention through Music Engagement for Perinatal Mental Health

GOLTC Global Perinatal Mental Health Interest Group webinar Date: 3 June 2025 Time: 10:00 to 11:00 BST Perinatal mental health problems affect up to one in five women worldwide. Mental health problems in the perinatal period are a particular challenge in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) where they can be at least twice as […]

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NEW GOLTC System profile: Long-Term Care in England

We are delighted to share the new GOLTC Long-Term Care System profile for England, written by Simon Bottery (King’s Fund) and Natasha Curry (Nuffield Trust). Highlights from the LTC system profile for England: The long-term care (LTC) system in England restricts access to publicly funded support to people with the highest needs and lowest assets […]

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New open access book: “The Care Dividend: Why and How Countries Should Invest in Long-Term Care”

“The Care Dividend: Why and How Countries Should Invest in Long-Term Care” is an extensive volume published by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and sets out the arguments, grounded in theory and evidence, for increased public investment in high-quality, universally accessible long-term care. Strong long-term care systems benefit everyone: households, economies, health systems, […]

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Webinar: Community based care resources for people with disabilities and older people with care needs, 24 June

Community based care resources for people with disabilities and older people with care needs Join us on the 24 June for a multi-disciplinary workshop on accelerating progress towards deinstitutionalization for people with disabilities and older people with care needs, exploring tools to map community-based care and support services. Date: 24 June 2025 Time: […]

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New Open Access book on Unmet Needs and Care Poverty

Policy Press has now published the book ‘Care Poverty and Unmet Needs: Inequalities in Theory and Practice’, which is a collaboration of researchers from 11 different countries discussing the usefulness of the concept of care poverty and studying unmet care needs among older and disabled people and their family carers. The book has been edited […]

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Call for papers: Workshop on the economics of ageing and pensions, Berlin, 20-21 November 2025

WZB Berlin, DIW Berlin, CenEA and the DFG-Research Unit “Labor market transformation” are jointly organizing a workshop on the economics of aging and pensions. The aim of this workshop is to bring together an international group of economists working in these fields, to present recent results and advances. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • design of the pension […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Estimating the Cost of Informal Care with a Novel Two-Stage Approach to Individual Synthetic Control

Estimating the Cost of Informal Care with a Novel Two-Stage Approach to Individual Synthetic Control GOLTC QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL METHODS Interest Group webinar Date: 27 May 2025 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 BST Informal carers provide the majority of care for people living with challenges related to older age, long-term illness, or disability. However, the care they […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Ageing out of Place – Rethinking Ageing, Place, and Policy in Times of Change

GOLTC Ageing and Place Interest Group webinar Date: 19 May 2025 Time: 11:00 to 12:00 BST Link: Register to join on Zoom The relationship between ageing and place is evolving as demographic trends and societal changes reshape the environments where older adults live, work, and thrive. This workshop explores how the dimensions of being […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Global initiatives on continence care in long-term care

GOLTC Continence Care in Long-Term Care Interest Group webinar Date: 14 May 2025 Are you interested in continence care in ageing and would like to know the latest initiatives internationally? Continence care for long-term residents has largely remained unchanged since the 1990s, despite profound changes in the long-term care population. Research points out deficiencies […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: The politics of live-in care migration – a comparative study of Taiwan, Austria, and Germany

GOLTC Migration, Mobility and Care Workers Interest Group webinar Date: Thursday, 8 May 2025 Time: 13:00 – 14:00 BST The recruitment and placement of migrant care workers from poorer countries into private households and long-term care services in wealthier countries has become a widespread response to care deficits in different societies around the world. In […]

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GOLTC blog post: Pricing and purchasing Long-Term Care: A series of country summary reports from the WHO Centre for Health Development

In this post Greer Van Zyl and Sarah Barber, from the WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Center) introduce the summaries of nine country reports on pricing and purchasing Long-Term Care. The summaries cover Australia, France, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United States and discuss the system’s […]

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GOLTC Webinar recording: Care Workforce Retention – what factors are critical and how they change with worker age?

GOLTC Workforce Capability and Capacity Interest Group webinar Date: 30 April 2025 Time: 9am-10am BST Recruitment is a critical issue for most care sectors internationally, but stemming the loss of highly experienced workers through successful retention strategies must equally be a priority. The presenters identify key factors that are critical for retention of staff […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Dementia Meeting Centres – Development, evaluation and dissemination

GOLTC Community-Based approaches to Dementia Care Interest Group webinar Date: 28 March 2025 Time: 16:00-17:30 GMT Meeting centres are community-based that offer a welcoming and supportive environment for people living with dementia. They provide a range of services and activities tailored to the needs and interests of individuals with dementia and support for their […]

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University of Southampton (UK): 10 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships

The Department of Gerontology at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission, is offering 10 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships to study on the MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) or MSc Global Ageing and Policy in 2025-26. Who can apply? Citizens from any Commonwealth country are welcome to apply. What are […]

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New European report on Facts and Figures on Healthy Ageing and Long-Term Care

The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research have just published a new Facts and Figures on Healthy Ageing and Long-Term Care, providing comparative data on ageing and the state of Long-Term Care in Europe. You can vind the report here: Report: Facts and Figures on Healthy Ageing and Long-Term Care – Publications – […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Ownership, Asymmetric Information, and Quality of Care for the Elderly: Evidence from US Nursing Homes During COVID-19 Pandemic

GOLTC Care Home Markets and Regulation Interest Group webinar Date: 17 March 2025 Time: 13.00-14.00 GMT The pandemic has shown that in many countries there is much to do to improve the quality of life and safety of people living in residential care facilities, and a tool available to government are regulatory and market […]

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IFIC Webinar: Scaling Up and Sustaining Integrated Long-term Care: International Experiences

IFIC Webinar: Scaling Up and Sustaining Integrated Long-term Care: International Experiences10 April 2025, 1pm – 2.30pm Dublin | 2pm – 3.30pm Madrid Register here In 2022, WHO Europe published a policy brief titled “Rebuilding for Sustainability and Resilience: Strengthening the Integrated Delivery of Long-term Care in the European Region,” which outlined a conceptual framework for […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Accountability mechanisms in nursing home services

GOLTC The Care Home Markets and Regulation Interest Group webinar This webinar presents a recent study on accountability in nursing home services by Ixchel Perez Duran from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen from Utrecht University School of Governance. The research examined both upward and downward accountability mechanisms in nursing home (NH) services, […]

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New GOLTC system profile: Long-Term Care in India

We are delighted to share the new GOLTC Long-Term Care System profile for India, written by Jayeeta Rajagopalan (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), London School of Economics and Political Science). Highlights from the LTC system profile for India: There is no organized formal long-term care system in India. Services are highly fragmented and the […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Rehabilitation Services for Young-onset Dementias: Examples from high and low-middle income countries

Rehabilitation Services for Young-onset Dementias: Examples from high and low-middle income countries GOLTC Strengthening Responses to Dementia Interest Group webinar Date: 28 November 2024 Time: 1pm-2pm GMT Rehabilitation services for young-onset dementia are scarce yet essential. This webinar explores evidence-based therapies, service models, case studies from high and low-middle income countries and the role […]

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UPCOMING CPEC WEBINAR: Measuring What Matters – the Complexities of Cost-Effectiveness in Policy and Research

REGISTER NOW: https://lse.zoom.us/meeting/register/D-6nZmV2T2OxLhUOwaHwNQ#/registration Cost-effectiveness evaluations are essential for shaping policy and funding decisions, highlighting interventions that offer the best value for money. In practice, these evaluations are often anything but straightforward. How can researchers account for complex, real-world variables? What happens when the benefits of an intervention are difficult to quantify? And how can policymakers […]

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GOLTC blog post: Spain’s response to the implementation of the European Care Strategy

In this post Laura Espantaleón Rueda, from IMSERSO describes the European Care Strategy proposed by the European Commission in 2022, which aims to address the shared challenges of affordability, availability, quality, and the care workforce, as well as sound policy governance in long-term care. The post describes the synergies of the European Care Strategy with […]

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Music in Care Homes: Online symposium of the BSG Care Homes Research Special Interest Group: 1pm-2:30pm (GMT) on Tuesday 25th March

Please join us as we host this year’s spring symposium, which focusses on Music in Care Homes. The symposium will be held online, and will comprise two presentations followed by Q&As and a general discussion. The symposium is free and is open to anyone with an interest in care homes research and practice. Please feel […]

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Dementia Meeting Centres: development, evaluation and dissemination. 28 March 2025

Dementia Meeting Centres: development, evaluation and dissemination GOLTC Community-Based approaches to Dementia Care Interest Group webinar Date: March 28, 2025 Time: 16:00-17:30 GMT Link: Register to join on Zoom Meeting centres are community-based that offer a welcoming and supportive environment for people living with dementia. They provide a range of services and activities tailored […]

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GOLTC Webinar recording: Global Perspectives on Work-Life Balance for Informal/ Unpaid Carers

GOLTC Employment, Education and Family Carers Interest Group webinar Date: 10th February 2025 Informal/unpaid carers play a crucial yet often overlooked role in supporting their loved ones. Balancing caregiving responsibilities with work and personal life can be an overwhelming challenge, leading to stress, burnout and compromised well-being. This webinar aims to shed light on the pressing need […]

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Call for papers: Global Ageing Network conference, Boston USA 2-5 November 2025

LeadingAge and the Global Ageing Network are uniting for their 2025 conferences, bringing together more than 6,500 global experts to Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from November 2–5, 2025. The UK’s National Care Forum are also involved in the development and delivery of the Boston conference event. This conference will feature an exciting area with a research focus. Details […]

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GAMMH online Alliances Development Forum. 5 March 2025.

The Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health (GAMMH) is hosting an online Alliances Development Forum designed for individuals and organizations working to establish or strengthen maternal and perinatal mental health alliances worldwide. About the Forum: This interactive forum provides a platform for sharing evidence, experiences, ideas, and inspiration in maternal mental health. If you are […]

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Webinar recording: Forced Closures of Care Homes in England – Does Ownership Explain Care Failure?

GOLTC Care Home Markets and Regulation Interest Group webinar Date: 27 January 2025 Time: 1pm-2pm GMT (you can check your local time here.) There is a contentious debate in academic and political circles about whether marketisation and private sector involvement has worsened the crisis facing adult social care. The group’s webinar sheds light on the […]

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New GOLTC system profile: Long-Term Care in Australia

We are delighted to share the new GOLTC Long-Term Care system profile for Australia, written by Karen Watson and Moira Dunsmore from the University of Sydney. Highlights from the LTC system profile for Australia: Emphasis on choice and home-based care. Home care packages are allocated directly to consumers who choose their providers. Access to aged […]

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2024: The first year of the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care

As 2024 draws to a close, we celebrate an incredible first year for the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care (GOLTC). Since our launch, we’ve achieved a few key milestones and laid the foundation for a thriving community dedicated to advancing long-term care globally. This year has truly been a testament to the power of collaboration […]

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New GOLTC system profile: Long-Term Care in Italy

We are delighted to share the new GOLTC Long-Term Care system profile for Italy, written by Ester Gubert (University of Trento) and Eleonora Perobelli (Cergas, SDA Bocconi School of Management). Highlights from the LTC system profile for Italy: The Italian LTC system is characterised by a high reliance on a universal cash benefit with no constraints in […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Enhancing care home quality using wearable tech and social network analysis

GOLTC Data Science Interest Group webinar Quality in long-term care facilities is often measured at the care home level. Yet individual experiences in the same establishment can vary meaningfully. How can we capture these differences? Bluetooth enabled devices worn by residents and staff can be used to generate real-time social network data revealing the nuanced […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Social Protection, Inequality and Re-distributive justice in Southern Africa: What are the challenges for elder care?

Social Protection, Inequality and Re-distributive justice in Southern Africa: What are the challenges for elder care? GOLTC Care and Social Protection in Southern Africa Interest Group webinar Date: 22 November 2024 Time: 1pm-2.30pm GMT The webinar covers: -Introduction to the Global Observatory of Long-Term care and welcome (Adelina Comas-Herrera, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Missing the mark – Effects of abolishing co-payments for social assistance in the Netherlands

GOLTC Quasi-Experimental Methods Interest Group webinar Date: 19 November 2024 Time: 1 to 2 pm GMT Local public provision of social assistance to older individuals can improve well-being and prevent the use of expensive care but needs to be targeted well. This study evaluates a Dutch policy reform that restricted the ability of municipalities to […]

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Call for Applications: NCCPH Knowledge Translation Graduate Student Awards 2025

The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) Knowledge Translation (KT) Graduate Student Awards recognize students’ work in public health in Canada. The NCCPH will award three prizes of $1500 during the Canadian Public Health Association’s annual conference, Public Health 2025. Award winners will use the funding to register for and attend the conference, which runs April 29–May 1, 2025. […]

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Invitation to participate in an eDelphi study exploring additional quality indicators for residential long-term care homes in Switzerland

A team from the Competence Centre on Ageing at the University of Applied Sciences & Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) is currently inviting researchers, care professionals, and LTC system leaders for an eDelphi study exploring additional quality indicators for residential long-term care homes in Switzerland. They are looking for insights to help them prioritize quality indicators […]

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Find us on Bluesky!

We’re delighted to let you know that you can find us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/goltc.bsky.social And we’d love to know if you are there too so we can follow you. If you’d like to add your Bluesky profile to your GOLTC expert page you can either email us at ilp-network@lse.ac.uk, or use the form that appears […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Global Harmonisation of Pain Outcome Measurement for Better Care in Long-Term Care Facilities and Beyond

GOLTC Pain in Care homes Interest Group webinar Date: Tuesday 12.November Time: 12pm – 1pm GMT Pain is connected with emotional, cognitive, and behavioural disorders as well as functional issues. Moreover, chronic pain increases suffering, disability and social isolation which impacts negatively upon a person’s emotional, psychological, emotional and social wellbeing and consequently leads to a reduced quality of life and more […]

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New GOLTC interest group: unmet long-term care needs, care poverty and inequalities in care

A new Interest Group of the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care has been opened, focusing on unmet long-term care needs, care poverty and inequalities in care. The steering group of the Interest Group includes Dr Nicola Brimblecombe (LSE, UK), professor Teppo Kröger (Uni Jyväskylä, Finland) and Dr Ricardo Rodrigues (Uni Lisbon, Portugal). This group aims […]

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Videos and presentations from the 29th October 2024 event: Towards robust, responsive and equitable Long-Term Care systems around the world

Date: 29 October 2024 To mark the United Nation’s International Day of Care and Support, the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care hosted a day long event featuring presentations from experts on Long-Term Care on key topics that need to be addressed to progress towards robust, responsive and equitable Long-Term Care Systems globally, as well as a special session highlighting […]

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