Enabling health and maintaining independence for older people at home (HomeHealth trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Enabling health and maintaining independence for older people at home (HomeHealth trial). HomeHealth is a new home-based, manualised voluntary sector service supporting older people with mild frailty to maintain their independence through behaviour change.

Frost, R., Avgerinou, C., Kalwarowsky, S., Mahmood, F., Goodman, C., Clegg, A., Hopkins, J., Gould, R., Gardner, B., Marston, L., Hunter, R., Kharicha, K., Cooper, C., Skelton, D. A., Drennan, V., Logan, P., & Walters, K. (2023). Enabling health and maintaining independence for older people at home (HomeHealth trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet (London, England), 402 Suppl 1, S42. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02071-8

Country Differences in Long-Term Care Institutions: Towards a Care Regime Typology

Using Latent Profile Analyses to identify different typologies of care regimes.

van Damme, Maike & Spijker, Jeroen, 2023. “Country Differences in Long-Term Care Institutions: Towards a Care Regime Typology,” OSF Preprints xcjaq, Center for Open Science. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/xcjaq

Caring For Carers?

Caring For Carers? The Effect of Public Subsidies on the Well-Being. Evaluating a Scottish reform using a differences-in-differences (DiD) approach.

Joan Costa-Font, Francesco D’Amico and Cristina Vilaplana-Prieto, 2023. “Caring For Carers?,” American Journal of Health Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 9(4), pages 487-522. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/723539 

Mental and physical health changes around transitions into unpaid caregiving in the UK

Mental and physical health changes around transitions into unpaid caregiving in the UK: a longitudinal, propensity score analysis.

Lacey, R., Xue, B., Di Gessa, G., Lu, W., McMunn, A. (2023) Mental and physical health changes around transitions into
unpaid caregiving in the UK: a longitudinal, propensity score analysis. The Lancet Public Health. November https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00206-2/fulltext

The Long-Term Impacts of an Integrated Care Programme on Hospital Utilisation among Older Adults in the South of England: A Synthetic Control Study

The Long-Term Impacts of an Integrated Care Programme on Hospital Utilisation among Older Adults in the South of England: A Synthetic Control Study.

Seamer, P., Lloyd, T., Conti, S., & O’Neill, S. (2023). The Long-Term Impacts of an Integrated Care Programme on Hospital Utilisation among Older Adults in the South of England: A Synthetic Control Study. International journal of integrated care, 23(3), 10. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6475

Investigating community-based care service factors delaying residential care home admission of community dwelling older adults and cost consequence

The role of primary health care in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in 30 European countries: a retrospective descriptive study (Eurodata study)

Guisado-Clavero, M., Ares-Blanco, S., Serafini, A., Del Rio, L., Larrondo, I., Fitzgerald, L., . . . Gómez Bravo, R. (2023). The role of primary health care in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in 30 European countries: A retrospective descriptive study (Eurodata study). Primary Health Care Research & Development, 24, E60. doi:10.1017/S1463423623000312

Does informal care delay nursing home entry? Evidence from Dutch linked survey and administrative data

Does informal care delay nursing home entry? Evidence from the Netherlands using Propensity Score Matching.

Bergeot, J. & Tenand, M. (2023) Does informal care delay nursing home entry? Evidence from Dutch linked survey and administrative data, Journal of Health Economics, Volume 92, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102831.

Priorities for day centre support and research, and the importance of centralised supportive information for day centres and their stakeholders

Orellana, K., Samsi, K., Manthorpe, J., & Emmer De Albuquerque Green, C. (2023). Priorities for day centre support and research, and the importance of centralised supportive information for day centres and their stakeholders. International Journal of Care and Caring. https://doi.org/https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/ijcc/aop/article-10.1332-239788221X16917415568825/article-10.1332-239788221X16917415568825.xml

Listening and learning: a qualitative study of Scottish care home staff experiences of managing COVID-19 between March 2020-August 2022

Burton, J.K., Drummond, M., Gallacher, K.I. et al. Listening and learning: a qualitative study of Scottish care home staff experiences of managing COVID-19 between March 2020-August 2022. BMC Geriatr 23, 544 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04251-z 

The development and validation of the Discrimination and Stigma Scale Ultra Short for People Living with Dementia (DISCUS-Dementia)

Bhatt, J., Brohan, E., Blasco, D., Oliveira, D., Bakolis, I., Comas-Herrera, A., D’Amico, F., Farina N., Knapp M., Stevens M., Thornicroft G., Wilson E., Salcher-Konrad M., Yang L.H and Evans-Lacko, S. (2023). The development and validation of the Discrimination and Stigma Scale Ultra Short for People Living with Dementia (DISCUS-Dementia). BJPsych Open, 9(5), E164. doi:10.1192/bjo.2023.551

Family spillovers and long-term care insurance

N.B. Coe, G. Goda, C.H. Van Houtven, Family spillovers and long-term care insurance, Journal of Health Economics, Volume 90, 2023, 102781, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102781.

Acute hospital use in older adults following the 2015 Dutch reform of long-term care: an interrupted time series analysis

Wammes, J., Bakx, P., Wouterse, B., Buurman, B., Murphy, T, & MacNeil Vroomen, J. (2023). Acute hospital use in older adults following the 2015 Dutch reform of long-term care: an interrupted time series analysis. The Lancet Health Longevity, 4(6), e257-e264.  

Hacia la personalización de los cuidados y los apoyos en el marco del sistema de atención a la dependencia

Comas, D, Sancho,M et al ( 2023). Hacia la personalización de los cuidados y los apoyos en el marco del sistema de atención a la dependencia. Zerbitzuan. nº 79.  https://www.zerbitzuan.net/documentos/zerbitzuan/Hacia_la_personalizacion_de_los_cuidados_apoyos_dependencia.pdf

Outcome measures from international older adult care home intervention research: a scoping review

Sarah Kelly, Andy Cowan, Gizdem Akdur, Lisa Irvine, Guy Peryer, Silje Welsh, Stacey Rand, Iain A Lang, Ann-Marie Towers, Karen Spilsbury, Anne Killett, Adam Lee Gordon, Barbara Hanratty, Liz Jones, Julienne Meyer, Claire Goodman, Jennifer Kirsty Burton, Outcome measures from international older adult care home intervention research: a scoping review, Age and Ageing, Volume 52, Issue 5, May 2023, afad069, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad069

Early onset of care needs in the older population: The protective role of housing conditions

Cartagena-Farias J., Brimblecombe N., Hu B. (2023) Early onset of care needs in the older population: the protective role of housing conditions. Health & Place. Vol 81, May 2023, 103007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103007

Regional network-building for complexity: A region-oriented policy response to increasing and varied demands for older person care in the Netherlands

van der Woerd, O., Wallenburg, I., van der Scheer, W., & Bal, R. (2023). Regional network-building for complexity: A region-oriented policy response to increasing and varied demands for older person care in the Netherlands. Public Administration, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12931

Registered care home managers’ experiences of responding to the national care home visiting guidance in England during the Covid-19 pandemic; a multi-method qualitative study

Dixon, J., Lorenz-Dant, K., Stubbs, E. et al. Registered care home managers’ experiences of responding to the national care home visiting guidance in England during the Covid-19 pandemic; a multi-method qualitative study. BMC Geriatr 23, 236 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03935-w

Technology and homecare in the UK: Policy, storylines and practice

Hamblin, K., Burns, D., & Goodlad, C. (2023). Technology and homecare in the UK: Policy, storylines and practice. Journal of Social Policy, 1-17. doi:10.1017/S0047279423000156

Understanding factors influencing residential respite service use by carers of people living with dementia using Andersen’s behavioural model of health services use: A qualitative study

Kritika Samsi, Katharine Orellana, Laura Cole & Jill Manthorpe (2023) Understanding factors influencing residential respite service use by carers of people living with dementia using Andersen’s behavioural model of health services use: A qualitative study, Aging & Mental Health, 27:10, 1946-1955, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2196254

The Impact of Wages on Care Home Quality in England

Perceptions of community leaders about normative understandings of good family care of older people in rural and urban Zambia

Kabelenga, I. (2023). Perceptions of community leaders about normative understandings of good family care of older people in rural and urban Zambia. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7(2), 326-342. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16770625208518

Effects of a financial incentive scheme for dementia care on medical and long-term care expenditures: A propensity score–matched analysis using LIFE study data

Kawabata J, Fukuda H (2023) Effects of a financial incentive scheme for dementia care on medical and long-term care expenditures: A propensity score–matched analysis using LIFE study data. PLoS ONE 18(3): e0282965. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282965

Situating masculinity, labour migration and care over the life course in Lesotho: foregrounding survivor bias in researching care

Vera-Sanso, P., & Hlabana, T. (2023). Situating masculinity, labour migration and care over the life course in Lesotho: foregrounding survivor bias in researching care. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7(2), 248-264. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16758785615441

Development of a long-term care economy in Gauteng, South Africa: towards decent work

Gie, L., & Hoffman, J. (2023). Development of a long-term care economy in Gauteng, South Africa: towards decent work. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7(2), 373-378. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16752685979364

Equitable, sustainable and acceptable long-term care in Malawi? Unpacking the implied universalism of key terms in international ageing policy discourse

Freeman, E. (2023). Equitable, sustainable and acceptable long-term care in Malawi? Unpacking the implied universalism of key terms in international ageing policy discourse. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7(2), 287-306. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1332/239788223X16742266590738

Production of research in Southern Africa from a political ethics of care perspective: a scoping review and reflection

Kelly, G., & Sebego, M. (2023). Production of research in Southern Africa from a political ethics of care perspective: a scoping review and reflection. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7(2), 212-230. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16740581601153

Family care for older persons in South Africa: heterogeneity of the carer’s experience

Moore, E. (2023). Family care for older persons in South Africa: heterogeneity of the carer’s experience. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7(2), 265-286. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16740630896657

Cohort Trajectories by Age and Gender for Informal Caregiving in Europe Adjusted for Sociodemographic Changes, 2004 and 2015

Ricardo Rodrigues, Johan Rehnberg, Cassandra Simmons, Stefania Ilinca, Eszter Zólyomi, Afshin Vafaei, Selma Kadi, Janet Jull, Susan P Phillips, Stefan Fors, Cohort Trajectories by Age and Gender for Informal Caregiving in Europe Adjusted for Sociodemographic Changes, 2004 and 2015, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 78, Issue 8, August 2023, Pages 1412–1422, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad011

Inequalities in unpaid carer’s health, employment status and social isolation

Brimblecombe, N., & Cartagena Farias, J. (2022). Inequalities in unpaid carer’s health, employment status and social isolation. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30, e6564–e6576. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14104

The potential value of a geographic information system for public service planning for older people in the African region

Kelly, G., & Black, R. (2023). The potential value of a geographic information system for public service planning for older people in the African region. International Journal of Care and Caring, 7(2), 364-372. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16655372907511

Do mobile hospital teams in residential aged care facilities increase health care efficiency: an evaluation of French residential care policy

Penneau, A. Do mobile hospital teams in residential aged care facilities increase health care efficiency: an evaluation of French residential care policy. Eur J Health Econ 24, 923–937 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-022-01522-1

The Global Demand for Migrant Care Workers: Drivers and Implications on Migrants’ Wellbeing

Hussein S. The Global Demand for Migrant Care Workers: Drivers and Implications on Migrants’ Wellbeing. Sustainability. 2022; 14(17):10612. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141710612

Using Difference in Differences to evaluate vertical health and social care integration in Scotland

Alonso, J.M. and Andrews R. (2022) Does vertical integration of health and social care organizations work? Evidence from Scotland. Social Science & Medicine, 307 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115188

Gender differences in access to community-based care: a longitudinal analysis of widowhood and living arrangements

Ilinca, S., Rodrigues, R., Fors, S. et al. Gender differences in access to community-based care: a longitudinal analysis of widowhood and living arrangements. Eur J Ageing 19, 1339–1350 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-022-00717-y

Making the Invisible Visible: The Pandemic and Migrant Care Work in Long-Term Care

Leichsenring, K.; Kadi, S.; Simmons, C. Making the Invisible Visible: The Pandemic and Migrant Care Work in Long-Term Care. Soc. Sci. 2022, 11, 326. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11080326

Factors associated with change over time in quality of life of people with dementia: longitudinal analyses from the MODEM cohort study

King, D., Farina, N., Burgon, C. et al. Factors associated with change over time in quality of life of people with dementia: longitudinal analyses from the MODEM cohort study. BMC Geriatr 22, 469 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03142-z

Understanding health trajectories among unpaid carers in the United Kingdom

Understanding health trajectories among unpaid carers in the United Kingdom: Propensity Score Matching to compare health outcomes of carers against non-carers and Latent Class Analysis to identify different typologies of unpaid carers.

Cartagena Farias, Javiera and Brimblecombe, Nicola (2022) Understanding health trajectories among unpaid carers in the United Kingdom. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2022. 102 – 113. ISSN 2516-9122. https://journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/10.31389/jltc.124

Risk Recognition Policies for the Long-Term Care Workforce during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Study

Reed, A.C., Murmann, M., Hsu, A., Turnpenny, A., Van Houtven, C., Laberge, M., Low, L.-F., Hussein, S. and Allin, S., 2022. Risk Recognition Policies for the Long-Term Care Workforce during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Study. Journal of Long Term Care, 0(2022), p.22–39.DOI: https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.110

The interface between primary care and care homes: General Practitioner experiences of working in care homes for older people

White, C., & Alton, E. (2022). The interface between primary care and care homes: General Practitioner experiences of working in care homes for older people. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30, e2896–e2904. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13734

Cuidados de larga duración en Costa Rica: enseñanzas para América Latina desde la evidencia internacional

Chaverri-Carvajal A, Matus-López M. Cuidados de larga duración en Costa Rica: enseñanzas para América Latina desde la evidencia internacional. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 2021; 45: e146. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.146

Same same but different? Comparing institutional performance in the long-term care systems of Japan and South Korea

Kim, H., Jeon, B., Frisina Doetter, L., Tamiya, N., & Hashimoto, H. (2022). Same same but different? Comparing institutional performance in the long-term care systems of Japan and South Korea. Social Policy & Administration, 56(1), 148–162. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12761

Progress Toward Long-Term Care Protection in Latin America: A National Long-Term Care System in Costa Rica

Matus-López M, Chaverri-Carvajal A. Progress Toward Long-Term Care Protection in Latin America: A National Long-Term Care System in Costa Rica. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2022; 23(2):266-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.06.021

Building a strategic theory of change to address dementia care, treatment and support gaps

Breuer E, Comas-Herrera A, Freeman E, Albanese E, Alladi S, Amour R, Evans-Lacko S, Ferri CP, Govia I, Iveth Astudillo García C, Knapp M, Lefevre M, López-Ortega M, Lund C, Musyimi C, Ndetei D, Oliveira D, Palmer T, Pattabiraman M, Sani TP, Taylor D, Taylor E, Theresia I, Thomas PT, Turana Y, Weidner W, Schneider M (2021) Beyond the project: Building a strategic theory of change to address dementia care, treatment and support gaps across seven middle-income countries, Dementia, https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211029105

Income-Related Inequalities in Informal Care: Evidence From the Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in China

Yixiao Wang, Wei Yang, Mauricio Avendano, Income-Related Inequalities in Informal Care: Evidence From the Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in China, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 76, Issue 8, October 2021, Pages 1691–1696, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab043

The role of formal care services in supporting young people who provide unpaid care in England

Nicola Brimblecombe, Madeleine Stevens, Derek King & Martin Knapp (2022) The role of formal care services in supporting young people who provide unpaid care in England, Journal of Youth Studies, 25:1, 1-16, DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2020.1828848

Long-Term Care System in Japan

Yamada, M., & Arai, H. (2020). Long-Term Care System in Japan. Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 24(3), 174–180. https://doi.org/10.4235/agmr.20.0037

The high cost of unpaid care by young people: health and economic impacts of providing unpaid care

Brimblecombe, N., Knapp, M., King, D., Stevens M. and Cartagena-Farias J.. The high cost of unpaid care by young people:health and economic impacts of providing unpaid care. BMC Public Health 20, 1115 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09166-7

A need-based, multi-level, cross-sectoral framework to explain variations in satisfaction of care needs among people living with dementia

De Poli, C., Oyebode, J., Airoldi, M., Glover R. A need-based, multi-level, cross-sectoral framework to explain variations in satisfaction of care needs among people living with dementia. BMC Health Serv Res 20, 657 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05416-x

Better off at home? Effects of nursing home eligibility on costs, hospitalizations and survival

Bakx, P., Wouterse, B., van Doorslaer, E., & Wong, A. (2020). Better off at home? Effects of nursing home eligibility on costs, hospitalizations and survival. Journal of health economics, 73, 102354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102354

An Initial Analysis of the Effects of a Long-Term Care Insurance on Equity and Efficiency: A Case Study of Qingdao City in China

Yang, W., Chang, S., Zhang, W., Wang, R., Mossialos, E., Wu, X., Cui, D., Li, H., & Mi, H. (2021). An Initial Analysis of the Effects of a Long-Term Care Insurance on Equity and Efficiency: A Case Study of Qingdao City in China. Research on Aging, 43(3-4), 156-165. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027520907346

Developing a framework for performance assessment of the public long-term care system in Korea: methodological and policy lessons

Kim, H., Jeon, B. Developing a framework for performance assessment of the public long-term care system in Korea: methodological and policy lessons. Health Res Policy Sys 18, 27 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-020-0529-8

Care providers, access to care, and the Long-term Care Nursing Insurance in China: An agent-based simulation

Shuang Chang, Wei Yang, Hiroshi Deguchi. Care providers, access to care, and the Long-term Care Nursing Insurance in China: An agent-based simulation,
Social Science & Medicine, Volume 244, 2020, 112667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112667

Advancing Long-Term Care Science Through Using Common Data Elements: Candidate Measures for Care Outcomes of Personhood, Well-Being, and Quality of Life

Edvardsson D, Baxter R, Corneliusson L, et al. Advancing Long-Term Care Science Through Using Common Data Elements: Candidate Measures for Care Outcomes of Personhood, Well-Being, and Quality of Life. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 2019;5. doi:10.1177/2333721419842672

Current issues in long-term care policy and research: Toward the promotion of evidence-based policy (Japan)

Masui, H., Otaga, M., Moriyama, Y., & Matsushige, T. (2019). Current issues in long-term care policy and research: Toward the promotion of evidence-based policy. 保健医療科学,1: 34-44. https://www.niph.go.jp/journal/data/68-1/201968010006.pdf

Endogenous Living Arrangements and Health of Older Adults: Evidence from Instrumental Variable Estimation

This study aims to address the endogenous relationship between independent living arrangements (ILAs)  and health of older adults using an instrumental variable (IV) approach. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of older adults in Xiamen, China.

Weng, Chenziheng and Han, Yaofeng and Fang, Ya, Endogenous Living Arrangements and Health of Older Adults: Evidence from Instrumental Variable Estimation (December 29, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3303239 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3303239

Economic evaluations in community aged care: a systematic review

Bulamu, N. B., Kaambwa, B., & Ratcliffe, J. (2018). Economic evaluations in community aged care: a systematic review. BMC health services research, 18(1), 967. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3785-3

Shaping care home COVID-19 testing policy: a protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of asymptomatic testing compared with standard care in care home staff (VIVALDI-CT)