Skip to content
GOLTC | Globe Icon

PUBLICATIONS LTC Workforce

PUBLICATIONS | LTC Workforce

Select a category / enter search terms to filter results (can be combined)

29 Nov 2024

Report

Europe

English

ECE Thematic Review 2022-2023: Application of EU labour law in the long-term care sector

European Centre of Expertise in the field of labour law, employment and labour market policies (ECE). (2024) ECE Thematic Review 2022-2023: Application of EU labour law in the long-term care sector. Directorate DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission, Brussels

Report

29 Nov 2024

Policy Brief

Europe

English

Addressing knowledge gaps in relation to the long-term care workforce

Pavolini, E. and Marlier, E. (2024). Addressing knowledge gaps in relation to the long-term care workforce. European Social Policy Analysis Network (ESPAN), Brussels: European Commission.

Policy Brief

07 Nov 2024

Report

Europe

English

Occupational Safety and Health in figures in the health and social sector

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (2024) OSH in figures in the health and social care sector. Summary. EU-OSHA.

Report

31 Oct 2024

Report

Bosnia and Herzegovina

English

Access for domestic workers to labour and social protection – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Obradović, N. (2024). Access for domestic workers to labour and social protection – Bosnia and Herzegovina. European Social Policy Analysis Network, Brussels: European Commission.

Report

05 Sep 2024

GOLTC Blog Post

Japan

English

Long-Term Care Policy Update for Japan

By Ruru Ping and Nazak Salehi Japan’s Long-Term Care System: Innovations and Workforce Challenges In a Long-Term Care Policy Interest Group webinar, on the 26th February 2024, Ruru Ping from Hitotsubashi University shed light on the evolution and current state of Japan’s long-term care system. Established in 2000, this system aims to provide comprehensive support […]

GOLTC Blog Post

23 Jul 2024

Book chapter

International

English

Migrant Workers in the Care Sector

Reiko Ogawa, 2024, Migrant Workers in the Care Sector, Ed. Guglielmo Meardi, Research Handbook on Migration and Employment, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp168-181. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839107245.00019    

Book chapter

30 Apr 2024

Report

United Kingdom
United Kingdom (England)

English

Wages and labour supply in the Adult Social Care sector

Vadean F., Allan S., Teo H. (2024) Wages and labour supply in the Adult Social Care sector. NIHR Policy Research Unit Adult Social Care (ASCRU). London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Kent.

Report

13 Mar 2024

Journal article

International
Ireland

English

Exploring a career pathway for home support workers in Ireland: a systematic scoping review of the international evidence

Morrow E, Kelly C, Killeen C, Naessens E and Lynch M (2024) Exploring a career pathway for home support workers in Ireland: a systematic scoping review of the international evidence. Front. Health Serv.4:1360920. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2024.1360920

Journal article

14 Feb 2024

Journal article

Finland

English

From Restricted Resources to Ethical Burden—Former Home Care Workers’ Reasons for Leaving Their Jobs

Ring, M., Ristolainen, H., & Tiilikainen, E. (2024). From Restricted Resources to Ethical Burden—Former Home Care Workers’ Reasons for Leaving Their Jobs. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648241231404

Journal article

08 Dec 2023

Journal article

Finland

English

Effectiveness of an educational intervention to increase professional nurses’ person-centred care competence in long-term care of older people—Quasi-experimental study

Pakkonen, M., Stolt, M., Edvardsson, D., Charalambous, A., Pasanen, M., & Suhonen, R. (2023). Effectiveness of an educational intervention to increase professional nurses’ person-centred care competence in long-term care of older people-Quasi-experimental study. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.13230

Journal article

25 Sep 2023

Report

Australia

English

Working future: The Australian Government’s White Paper on Jobs and Opportunities

Treasury (2023) Working future: The Australian Government’s White Paper on Jobs and Opportunities, final report. Australian Goverment

Report

03 Aug 2023

Journal article

International

English

Emerging Health Technologies in Long-Term Care and Suppliers’ Views on Their Potential to Assist and Support the Workforce

Chapman SA, Miller JR, Spetz J. Emerging Health Technologies in Long-Term Care and Suppliers’ Views on Their Potential to Assist and Support the Workforce. Medical Care Research and Review. 2023;80(6):619-630. doi:10.1177/10775587231190127

Journal article

01 Jul 2023

Evidence summary

Australia

English

Aromatherapy: Dementia care.

ARIIA Knowledge & Implementation Hub. Aromatherapy: Dementia care. Evidence Theme. Adelaide, SA: ARIIA; 2022 [updated 2023 Jul].- https://www.ariia.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-08/Dementia%20Care%20-%20Aromatherapy.pdf  

Evidence summary

25 Mar 2023

Journal article

United Kingdom (England)

English

The Impact of Wages on Care Home Quality in England

Allan, S., & Vadean, F. (2023). The Impact of Wages on Care Home Quality in England. The Gerontologist, 63(9), 1428–1436. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad032

Journal article

01 Oct 2022

Journal article

Japan

English

The Course of Broken Dreams: The Expectations and Realities of the Life of Indonesian Nurses as Care Workers in Japan

Ferry Efendi, Ching Min Chen, Anna Kurniati, Yuni Sufyanti Arief, Reiko Ogawa, 2022, The Course of Broken Dreams: The Expectations and Realities of the Life of Indonesian Nurses as Care Workers in Japan, Collegian, 29(5):680-687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2022.04.002  

Journal article

26 Sep 2022

Journal article

International

English

Providing long-term care: Options for a better workforce

Llena-Nozal, A., Rocard, E., and Sillitti, P. (2022) Providing long-term care: Options for a better workforce. International Social Security Review, 75: 121–144. https://doi.org/10.1111/issr.12310.

Journal article

25 Aug 2022

Journal article

International
United Kingdom

English

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

Journal article

12 Aug 2022

Report

Indonesia
International
Japan

English

The State and the Market: Acceptance of Migrant Care Workers Through Multiple Channels, ERIA Research Project Report No. 06

Reiko Ogawa, 2022, The State and the Market: Acceptance of Migrant Care Workers Through Multiple Channels, ERIA Research Project Report No. 06, Eds. Yuko Hirano and Osuke Komazawa, Agents of Care Technology Transfer Trends and Challenges of Migration Care Workers Across Borders, pp7-21. https://www.eria.org/research/agents-of-care-technology-transfer-trends-and-challenges-of-migration-care-workers-across-borders  

Report

25 Jul 2022

Journal article

Austria
Italy
Spain

English

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

Journal article

02 Feb 2022

Journal article

Australia
United Kingdom (Scotland)
United Kingdom (Wales)
United States

English

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

Journal article

15 Aug 2021

Book chapter

Japan

English

When Local Meets Global: The Changing Face of Old-Age Care in Japan

Reiko Ogawa, 2021, When Local Meets Global: The Changing Face of Old-Age Care in Japan, Eds. Horn, Vincent, Schweppe, Cornelia, Böcker, Anita, Bruquetas-Callejo, Maria, The Global Old Age Care Industry: Tapping into Migrants for tackling the Old Age Care Crisis, Palgrave Macmillan, pp31-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2237-3_2  

Book chapter

08 Oct 2020

Journal article

Austria
Germany
Switzerland

German

Impact of COVID-19 Policy Responses on Live-In Care Workers in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland

Leiblfinger, M., Prieler, V., Schwiter, K., Steiner, J., Benazha, A. and Lutz, H. (2020) ‘Impact of COVID-19 Policy Responses on Live-In Care Workers in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland’, Journal of Long Term Care, p. 144–150. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.51.

Journal article

01 Nov 2019

Report

Japan

English

Social Stratification of Migrant Care Workers in Japan

Ayako Sasaki and Reiko Ogawa, 2019, Social Stratification of Migrant Care Workers in Japan, ASEAN Social Work Journal, 7, pp15-34. https://www.aseansocialwork.com/index.php/asw/issue/view/6/3

Report

21 Jul 2019

Journal article

Ireland

English

“The Poor Carer”: Ambivalent Social Construction of the Home Care Worker in Elder Care Services

Timonen, V., & Lolich, L. (2019). “The Poor Carer”: Ambivalent Social Construction of the Home Care Worker in Elder Care Services. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 62(7), 728–748. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2019.1640334

Journal article

01 Jan 2018

Book

International

English

Gender, Care and Migration in East Asia

Eds. Reiko Ogawa, Chan, Raymond K. H., Oishi, Akiko S., Lih-Rong Wang, 2018, Gender, Care and Migration in East Asia, Palgrave Macmillan.

Book

26 May 2016

Journal article

International
United Kingdom

English

A cross-national and comparative classification of in-country awareness and policy responses to ‘young carers’

Agnes Leu & Saul Becker (2017) A cross-national and comparative classification of in-country awareness and policy responses to ‘young carers’, Journal of Youth Studies, 20:6, 750-762, DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2016.1260698

Journal article

No pub date set

Book

International

English

Making Migrant Care Workers in East Asia – Routledge Handbook of East Asian Gender Studies

Reiko Ogawa, 2020, Making Migrant Care Workers in East Asia, Eds. Jieyu Liu and Junko Yamashita, Routledge Handbook of East Asian Gender Studies, Routledge, pp123-143. https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-East-Asian-Gender-Studies/Liu-Yamashita/p/book/9781032239354?srsltid=AfmBOoqi5_UJhfHEY4ql8c1KQaW5_pW5dEd6Tp-jcEo6tlL3-udkE807

Book

No pub date set

Journal article

Ireland

English

Home care workers’ views of employment conditions: private for-profit vs public and non-profit providers in Ireland

O’Neill, N., Mercille, J. and Edwards, J. (2023), “Home care workers’ views of employment conditions: private for-profit vs public and non-profit providers in Ireland”, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 43 No. 13/14, pp. 19-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-10-2022-0276

Journal article

No pub date set

Report

Europe

English

Access for domestic workers to labour and social protection. An analysis of policies in 34 European countries

Ghailani, D., Marlier, E., Baptista, I., Deruelle, T., Duri, I., Guio, A.-C., Kominou, K., Perista, P. and Spasova, S. (2024). Access for domestic workers to labour and social protection: An analysis of policies in 34 European countries. European Social Policy Analysis Network (ESPAN), Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Report