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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.
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