European Care Strategy Implementation: Spain’s response

By Laura Espantaleón Rueda Research Coordination and Technical Support Unit, Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales (IMSERSO) You can read this post in Spanish here: https://goltc.org/publications/implementacion-de-la-estrategia-europea-de-cuidados-la-respuesta-de-espana/ The Spanish national action plan to guarantee access to high-quality and affordable long-term care and implement the European Care Strategy. On 8 December 2022, the European Commission made a […]

Implementación de la estrategia europea de cuidados : la respuesta de España

Laura Espantaleón Rueda Unidad de Coordinación de Estudios y Apoyo Técnico. Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales (IMSERSO) You can read this post in English here: https://goltc.org/publications/european-care-strategy-implementation-spains-response/ La respuesta de España a la recomendación del Consejo de la UE, presentada a la Comisión Europea el 15 de junio de 2024, es el plan nacional de […]

Long-Term Care system profile: Cyprus

Kantaris M. (2025) Long-Term Care System Profile: Cyprus. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/cyprus/

A historical overview of policy perspectives towards informal care in Taiwan (1996-2023)

Yu-Ching Liu, Chen-Fen Chen, A historical overview of policy perspectives towards informal care in Taiwan (1996-2023), Health Policy, Volume 152, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105239.

‘Law but not law’: explaining unenacted policy as a type of policy failure

Needham, C., & Burn, E. (2025). ‘Law but not law’: explaining unenacted policy as a type of policy failure. Policy & Politics (published online ahead of print 2025). Retrieved Jan 8, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1332/03055736Y2024D000000057

Long-Term Care System Profile: Italy

Gubert E. and Perobelli E. (2024) Long-Term Care System Profile: Italy. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/italy/

Caring Societies: The Future of Long-Term Care

Kadi S., Kalavrezou N., Leichsenring K. and Pot M. 2024). Caring Societies: The Future of Long-Term Care Discussing Paper, Health & Care. European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research.

Long-term care system profile: Türkiye

Erdoğan C. and Akkan B. (2024) Long-Term Care System Profile: Türkiye. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/turkey/

State of long-term care in Ireland

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. (‎2024)‎. State of long-term care in Ireland. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/378339. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO

State of long-term care in Greece

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. (‎2024)‎. State of long-term care in Greece. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/378341. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO

State of long-term care in Lithuania

State of long-term care in Lithuania. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Defining Long-Term Care in European Union Countries: A Review of Policy Documents

Gonzalez-Aquines, A., Singh, S., Krol-Jankowska, A.G. and Koziel, A. (2024) ‘Defining Long-Term Care in European Union Countries: A Review of Policy Documents’, Journal of Long Term Care p. 414–423. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.333.

Implementing national care guidelines in Local Authorities in England and Wales: a Theory of Change

Bauer, A., Boaz, A., Breuer, E. et al. Implementing national care guidelines in local authorities in England and Wales: a theory-of-change. BMC Health Serv Res 24, 1224 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11707-4

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 […]

Performance Indicators for the Assessment of Aging-In-Place Reform Policies: A Scoping Review and Evidence Map

Wammes, J. D., Vullings, I., Kringos, D. S., Wouterse, B., Daams, J. G., Langendam, M., & MacNeil Vroomen, J. L. (2024). Performance Indicators for the Assessment of Aging-In-Place Reform Policies: A Scoping Review and Evidence Map. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 105249. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105249

Unravelling hidden inequities in a universal public long-term care system

Vidiella-Martin, J., Hernández-Pizarro, H., García-Gómez, P., and López-Casasnovas, G. (2024) Unravelling hidden inequities in a universal public long-term care system, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Volume 29.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2024.100527.

Long-Term Care Policy Update for Sweden

By  Lennarth Johansson and Nazak Salehi Sweden’s Evolving Long-Term Care System: Governance, Challenges, and Innovations In a Long-Term Care Policy Interest Group webinar, on the 26th February 2024, Lennarth Johansson from Jönköping University discussed the current state and recent developments in Sweden’s long-term care (LTC) policy. This post provides a summary of the key points […]

Interplays between housing and long-term care policies: a comparison between Austria and the Czech Republic

Łuczak, P. (2024). Interplays between housing and long-term care policies: a comparison between Austria and the Czech Republic. International Journal of Housing Policy, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2024.2367834

Spain’s new National Strategy for a new model of care in the community: a de-institutionalization process

The Spanish congress approved a new National Strategy for a new model of care in the community 2024-2030 on the 18th June 2024. This post by Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda provides a brief overview of the Strategy’s objectives, the scope of the strategy, and the public participation process through which it […]

Long-term care system profile: Serbia

Todorović N. and Vračević M. (2024) Long-term care system profile: Serbia. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/serbia

Long-term care system profile: Ireland

Walsh B. and Connolly S. (2024) Long-term care system profile: Ireland. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/ireland

Profil des Langzeitpflegesystems: Österreich

Famira-Mühlberger U. and Österle A. (2024) Profil des Langzeitpflegesystems: Österreich. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/osterreich/

New agendas and old legacies? Comparing international organisations’ proposals on health and long-term care systems in Latin America

Sternkopf, M., de Carvalho, G., & Fischer, J. (2024). New agendas and old legacies? Comparing international organisations’ proposals on health and long-term care systems in Latin America. Global Social Policy, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14680181241254087

Informal and formal long-term care utilization and unmet needs in Europe: examining socioeconomic disparities and the role of social policies for older adults

Szenkurök, V., Weber, D. & Bilger, M. Informal and formal long-term care utilization and unmet needs in Europe: examining socioeconomic disparities and the role of social policies for older adults. Int J Health Econ Manag. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-024-09378-z

Long-term care system profile: Finland

Forma L. and Leinonen E. (2024) Long-term care system profile: Finland. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/finland

Long-Term Care System Profile: Austria

Famira-Mühlberger U. and Österle A. (2024) Long-Term Care System Profile: Austria. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/austria

Long-Term Care System Profile: China (mainland)

Ping, R. and Hu, B. (2024) Long-term care system profile: mainland China. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/china-mainland/ 

Il settore Long Term Care per anziani non autosufficienti in Italia: rete di welfare, «badantato», posizionamento strategico dei gestori

Notarnicola E. & Perobelli E. (2024), Il settore Long Term Care per anziani non autosufficienti in Italia: rete di welfare, «badantato», posizionamento strategico dei gestori, in: La sostenibilità del settore Long Term Care nel medio-lungo periodo: 6° Rapporto Osservatorio Long Term Care. Egea, 13-34.

Long-Term Care System Profile: Brazil

Wachholz P.A., Caldeira de Melo R., Fortes Villas Boas P.J., Accioly R.C. Domingues M., Giacomin K.C. (2024) Long-Term Care System Profile: Brazil. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/brazil

Long-Term Care in Mexico: Identifying Challenges and Future Strategies

López-Ortega, M. Long-Term Care in Mexico: Identifying Challenges and Future Strategies, Public Policy & Aging Report, 2024;, prad037, https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/prad037

Evaluation of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People and Organisations in Long-Term Care Facilities of Catalonia and Proposals for Improving the Care Model: The Resicovid-19 Project

Amblàs-Novellas, J., Coll-Planas, L., Jerez-Roig, J., López, D., Martori, J.C., Ramon-Aribau, A., Comas-Herrera, A., Moreno-Martin, P., Solé-Casals, M., Máiz-Mazuela, C., Masó-Aguado, M. and Gómez-Batiste, X. (2024) ‘Evaluation of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People and Organisations in Long-Term Care Facilities of Catalonia and Proposals for Improving the Care Model: The Resicovid-19 Project’, Journal […]

Envejecimiento y bienestar: Una radiografía de las personas mayores

Oficina de Ciencia y Tecnología del Congreso de los Diputados (Oficina C). Informe C: Envejecimiento y bienestar. (2023) www.doi.org/10.57952/q3ze-2c39

Long-Term Care System Profile: Sweden

Johansson L. (2023) Long-Term Care System Profile: Sweden. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/sweden/

Housing America’s Older Adults

Housing America’s Older Adults: Increased government support in the form of additional assistance for rent, accessibility modifications, and services and supports for older households with lower incomes could help alleviate the dual burden of housing and care costs. Better coordination of health and housing programs could help increase the efficiency of both.   Housing America’s […]

Implementing England’s Care Act 2014: was the Act a success and when will we know?

Burn, E., Redgate, S., Needham, C., & Peckham, S. (2024). Implementing England’s Care Act 2014: was the Act a success and when will we know?. International Journal of Care and Caring, 8(1), 47-63.  https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16916503736939

Older People’s Health and Long-Term Care During COVID-19: Impacts and Policy Responses

Kim, H. (2023) Older People’s Health and Long-Term Care During COVID-19: Impacts and Policy Responses. Republic of Korea – World Bank Group Partnership On COVID-19 Preparedness and Response. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/8e335a4e-df73-4f18-ae44-bbfef9e48a12/content 

Long-term care as a policy issue for the European Union and United Nations organisations

Daly, M. (2023). Long-term care as a policy issue for the European Union and United Nations organisations. International Journal of Care and Caring (published online ahead of print 2023).  https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16887213701095

Long-Term Care System Profile: Japan

Ping, R. and Oshio T. (2023) Long-Term Care System Profile: Japan. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/japan/

Long-Term Care System Profile: Greece

Karagiannidou, M. (2023) Long-Term Care System Profile: Greece. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/greece/

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.  

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

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

Social Inclusion of Older People in Türkiye

Arun, Ö. & Arun, K. B. (2023). Social Inclusion of Older People in Türkiye. Association for Aging Studies Publication. https://api.senex.org.tr/Upload/Publication/c6affa5b75554580a110cb24eaa0c81d.pdf

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

Provider Ownership and Indicators of Service Quality: Evidence from Swedish Residential Care Homes

Broms R., Dahlström C., Nistotskaya, M. (2024) Provider Ownership and Indicators of Service Quality: Evidence from Swedish Residential Care Homes, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Volume 34, Issue 1, January 2024, Pages 150–163, https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muad002

COVID-19 and the Long-Term Care system in Italy

Perobelli E., Notarnicola E. (2022), COVID-19 and the Long-Term Care system in Italy, in Comas-Herrera A., Marczak J., Byrd W., Lorenz-Dant K., Pharoah D. (eds.), LTC COVID International Living report on COVID-19 and Long-Term Care. LTC COVID, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://ltccovid.org/covid-19-and-the-long-term-care-system-in-italy/

The path to healthy ageing in China: a Peking University–Lancet Commission

Chen X, Giles J, Yao Y, Yip W, Meng Q, Berkman L, Chen H, Chen X, Feng J, Feng Z, Glinskaya E. The path to healthy ageing in China: a Peking University–Lancet Commission. The Lancet. 2022 Dec 3;400(10367):1967-2006. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01546-X

Long-term care social protection models in the EU

European Commission: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion and Pavolini, E., Long-term care social protection models in the EU, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2767/5178

Dealing with drift: Comparing social care reform in the four nations of the UK

Needham, C., & Hall, P. (2023). Dealing with drift: Comparing social care reform in the four nations of the UK. Social Policy & Administration, 57(3), 287–303. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12858

The Economic Impact of Long-term Care Services

Streicher, G., Famira-Mühlberger, U., Firgo, M. (2022) The Economic Impact of Long-term Care Services, Zeitschrift für Sozialreform (Journal of Social Policy Research), 68, (2), S.211-235.https://doi.org/10.1515/zsr-2022-0009

Co-developing and contextualising long-term care innovations in Europe using Theory of Change: lessons from InCARE

Breuer, E., S. Kadi, C. Champeix, A. Garcia, T. Grbevska, A. Comas-Herrera, R. Kahlert, S. Oliva, K. Ondas, A. Slavkoska, L. Stouthard and S. Ilinca (2022). Co-developing and contextualising long-term care innovations in Europe using Theory of Change: lessons from InCARE. InCARE Policy Brief No.3. https://incare.euro.centre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/InCARE-Policy-Brief_3_TOC_final_261023-WP1.pdf

The Long-term Care System in Turkey

Erdoğan, C. (2022). The Long-term Care System in Turkey. CRC 1342 Social Policy Country Briefs, 26, Bremen: CRC 1342. https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/1604]

Long-term care for the elderly in Albania: Challenges and key policy issues

International Labour Organization. Long-term care for the elderly in Albania: Challenges and key policy issues. Budapest: ILO, 2022.

Not Free at All: Home Care User Fees in a Nordic Care System

Ilmarinen K, Van Aerschot L, Kröger T. Not Free at All: Home Care User Fees in a Nordic Care System. Social Policy and Society. Published online 2022:1-16. doi:10.1017/S1474746422000240

Rebuilding for sustainability and resilience: strengthening the integrated delivery of long-term care in the European Region

World Health Organization (2022) Rebuilding for sustainability and resilience: strengthening the integrated delivery of long-term care in the European Region. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2022. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/353912/WHO-EURO-2022-5330-45095-64318-eng.pdf?sequence=1 

Revisiting the Nordic long-term care model for older people—still equal?

Rostgaard, T., Jacobsen, F., Kröger, T. et al. Revisiting the Nordic long-term care model for older people—still equal?. Eur J Ageing 19, 201–210 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-022-00703-4

Long-Term Care in Turkey: Towards a Growing Crisis of Aged Care

Değirmenci, S. (2022). Long-Term Care in Turkey: Towards a Growing Crisis of Aged Care. Journal of Population & Social Studies, 30, pp. 542-561.

Croatia: An Overview of Long-term Care Challenges and Opportunities (English).

Rupasinghe,Yoshini Naomi; Schack,Maya Viviane; Bolongaita,Sarah Ann; Dzakula,Aleksandar. (2022) Croatia. An Overview of Long-term Care Challenges and Opportunities (English). Policy Brief Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099435106072242699/P1756710ef24a50a208d34040bb1da17ea9

Institutional Business Power: The Case of Ireland’s Private Home Care Providers

Mercille J, O’Neill N. Institutional Business Power: The Case of Ireland’s Private Home Care Providers. Journal of Social Policy. 2024;53(2):348-365. doi:10.1017/S0047279422000277

Austria’s Long-Term Care System: Challenges and Policy Responses

Trukeschitz, Birgit, Österle, August, Schneider, Ulrike (2022): Austria’s Long-Term Care System: Challenges and Policy Responses. Journal of Long-Term Care, 88-101. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.112

How do you Shape a Market? Explaining Local State Practices in Adult Social Care

NEEDHAM C, ALLEN K, BURN E, et al. How do you Shape a Market? Explaining Local State Practices in Adult Social Care. Journal of Social Policy. 2023;52(3):640-660. doi:10.1017/S0047279421000805

Erfahrungen, Einstellungen und Erwartungen zur Langzeitpflege in Österreich

Social Long-Term Care Insurance: An Idea Travelling Between Countries?

Fischer, J., Kim, H., Frisina Doetter, L., Rothgang, H. (2022). Social Long-Term Care Insurance: An Idea Travelling Between Countries?. In: Nullmeier, F., González de Reufels, D., Obinger, H. (eds) International Impacts on Social Policy. Global Dynamics of Social Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86645-7_34

Framework for countries to achieve an integrated continuum of long-term care

World Health Organization (2021) Framework for countries to achieve an integrated continuum of long-term care. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240038844

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

Unequal Conditions of Care and the Implications for Social Policies on Young Carers

Alexander, C. Unequal Conditions of Care and the Implications for Social Policies on Young Carers. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 38, 505–518 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-021-00781-w

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

Long-Term Care report: Trends, challenges and opportunities in an ageing society. Country profiles.

European Commission, EC (2021) 2021 Long-term care report. Trends, challenges and opportunities in an ageing society. Country profiles Vol. 2. Joint Report prepared by the Social Protection Committee (SPC) and the European Commission (DG EMPL)

Comparing long-term care systems: A multi-dimensional, actor-centred typology

Fischer, Johanna, Lorraine Frisina Doetter, and Heinz Rothgang. 2022. “Comparing Long‐term Care Systems: A Multi‐dimensional, Actor‐centred Typology.” Social Policy & Administration 56 (1): 33–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12742

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Final report: Care, Dignity and Respect

Aged Care Quality and Safety Royal Commission (2021) Final report: Care, Dignity and Respect.  Final Report | Royal Commissions

Affects of policy design: The case of young carers in the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014

Alexander C. Affects of policy design: The case of young carers in the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014. Soc Policy Adm. 2021; 55: 968–980. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12692

Fractures in the Austrian Model of Long-Term Care: What are the Lessons from the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Leichsenring, K., Schmidt, A.E. and Staflinger, H., 2021. Fractures in the Austrian Model of Long-Term Care: What are the Lessons from the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic?. Journal of Long Term Care, 0(2021), p.33–42.DOI: https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.54

The Long-Term Care System in Austria

Österle, August (2021): The Long-Term Care System in Austria. CRC 1342 Social Policy Country Briefs, 12. https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/833

Self-funders: Still By-Standers in the English Social Care Market?

Henwood M, Glasby J, McKay S, Needham C. Self-funders: Still By-Standers in the English Social Care Market? Social Policy and Society. 2022;21(2):227-241. doi:10.1017/S1474746420000603

Long-term care system for older adults in China: policy landscape, challenges, and future prospects

Feng, Z., Glinskaya, E., Chen, H., Gong, S., Qiu, Y., Xu, J., & Yip, W. (2020). Long-term care system for older adults in China: policy landscape, challenges, and future prospects. The Lancet, 396(10259), 1362-1372. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32136-X

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

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

The long-term care response to COVID-19 in Turkey

Akkan, B., & Canbazer, C. (2020). The long-term care response to COVID-19 in Turkey. LTC Covid International Long-Term Care Policy Network. https://ltccovid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/The-COVID-19-Long-Term-Care-situation-in-Turkey.pdf

Politiche di LTC e disuguaglianze nel caso italiano: evidenze empiriche e ipotesi di riforma

Marco Arlotti, Andrea Parma, Costanzo Ranci, Politiche di LTC e disuguaglianze nel caso italiano: evidenze empiriche e ipotesi di riforma, in “Politiche Sociali, Social Policies” 1/2020, pp. 125-148, doi: 10.7389/97338

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

Toward a Fit-for-purpose Policy Architecture on Long-term Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impasse and a Research Agenda to Overcome it

Aboderin, I. (2019) ‘Toward a Fit-for-purpose Policy Architecture on Long-term Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impasse and a Research Agenda to Overcome it’, Journal of Long Term Care, p. 119-126. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.5.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s long-term care challenge

Jusic, M. (2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina’s long-term care challenge. ESPN Flash Report 2019/38

Coverage Versus Generosity: Comparing Eligibility and Need Assessment in Six Cash‐for‐care Programmes

Ranci, Costanzo, August Österle, Marco Arlotti, and Andrea Parma. 2019. “Coverage Versus Generosity: Comparing Eligibility and Need Assessment in Six Cash‐for‐care Programmes.” Social Policy & Administration 53 (4): 551–66. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12502.

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

Long-term care in Turkey: Challenges and opportunities

Oğlak, S. (2017). Long-term care in Turkey: Challenges and opportunities. In The Routledge Handbook of Social Care Work Around the World, pp.187-200. Routledge.

Options for aged care in China: Building an efficient and sustainable aged care system

Glinskaya E. Feng Z. Options for aged care in China: Building an efficient and sustainable aged care system. World Bank; 2018 . Available from: https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1075-6

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Bulgaria

Bogdanov G. and Georgieva L. (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Bulgaria

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Croatia

Stubbs P. and Zrinščak S. (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Croatia

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Latvia

Rajevska F. (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Latvia

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Czech Republic

Malý I. (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Czech Republic

Long-term care for older people in South Africa: the enduring legacies of apartheid and HIV/AIDS

P.Lloyd-Sherlock (2018) Long-term care for older people in South Africa: the enduring legacies of apartheid and HIV/AIDS. Journal of Social Policy 48, 1, 147–167 doi:10.1017/S0047279418000326

A fork in the road: Next steps for social care funding reform

Bottery, S., Varrow, M., Thorlby R. and Wellings D. (2018). A fork in the road: Next steps for social care funding reform. The cosrts of social care funding options, public attitudes to them – and the implications for policy reform. The Health Foundation and the King’s Fund.

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Iceland

Ólafsson S. (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Iceland

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Malta

Vassallo M. (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Malta

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Estonia

Gerli Paat-Ahi G. and Masso M. (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Estonia

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Hungary

Gal, R.I. (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Hungary

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Slovakia

Daniel Gerbery, Rastislav Bednárik (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Slovakia

ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care: Cyprus

Theodorou, M., Kantaris, M. and C. Koutsampelas (2018) ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care – Cyprus. Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission.

Nordic eldercare – Weak universalism becoming weaker?

Szebehely, M., & Meagher, G. (2018). Nordic eldercare – Weak universalism becoming weaker? Journal of European Social Policy, 28(3), 294-308. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928717735062

The politics of care in Turkey: Sacred familialism in a changing political context

Akkan, B. (2018). The politics of care in Turkey: Sacred familialism in a changing political context. Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, 25(1), pp.72-91.

Latvia: Emerging policy developments in long-term care

Calite-Bordane, D. (2017). ‘Latvia: Emerging policy developments in long-term care’. CEQUA LTC Network report

Czech Republic: Emerging policy developments in long-term care

Sowa-Kofta, A. (2017) Czech Republic: Emerging policy developments in long-term care. CEQUA LTC Network report.

‘Any one of us could be among that number’: Comparing the Policy Narratives for Individualized Disability Funding in Australia and England

Needham, C., and Dickinson, H. (2018) ‘Any one of us could be among that number’: Comparing the Policy Narratives for Individualized Disability Funding in Australia and England. Social Policy & Administration, 52: 731–749. doi: 10.1111/spol.12320.

Long-Term Care Organization and Financing

Freeman, Emily, Martin Knapp, and Ami Somani. 2017. “Long-Term Care Organization and Financing.” In International Encyclopedia of Public Health, edited by Stella R. Quah and William C. Cockerham. 2nd edition, 469–76. London: Academic Press

Long-Term Care Insurance System of Japan

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan. (2016). Long-term care insurance system of Japan. Available at: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/policy/care-welfare/care-welfare-elderly/dl/ltcisj_e.pdf (accessed 14 July 2023).

Varieties of familialism: Comparing four southern European and East Asian welfare regimes

Saraceno, C. (2016). Varieties of familialism: Comparing four southern European and East Asian welfare regimes. Journal of European Social Policy, 26(4), 314-326. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928716657275

Care of Older Adults in Iceland: Policy Objectives and Reality

Sigurveig H. Sigurdardottir, Omar H. Kristmundsson & Steinunn Hrafnsdottir (2016) Care of Older Adults in Iceland: Policy Objectives and Reality, Journal of Social Service Research,42:2, 233-245, DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2015.1137535

Long-Term Care of Older Adults in Malta: Influencing Factors and Their Social Impacts Amid The International Financial Crisis

Pace, C., Vella, S., & Dziegielewski, S. F. (2016). Long-Term Care of Older Adults in Malta: Influencing Factors and Their Social Impacts Amid The International Financial Crisis. Journal of Social Service Research, 42(2), 263–279. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2015.1129018

Long-Term Care Reforms in OECD Countries: Successes and Failure

Gori, Cristiano, José-Luis Fernández, and Raphael Wittenberg, eds. 2016. Long-Term Care Reforms in OECD Countries: Successes and Failures. Bristol: Policy Press.

Risks While Deinstitutionalizing Long-Term Elderly Care: The Case of Latvia

Rezgale-Straidoma, E. and Rasnača, L. (2015) “Risks While Deinstitutionalizing Long-Term Elderly Care: The Case of Latvia”, Socialiniai tyrimai, 38(2), pp. 82–92. doi:10.15388/ST.2015.23020.

Users of home-care services in a Nordic welfare state under marketisation: the rich, the poor and the sick

Mathew Puthenparambil, J., Kröger, T. and Van Aerschot, L. (2017), Users of home-care services in a Nordic welfare state under marketisation: the rich, the poor and the sick. Health Soc Care Community, 25: 54-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12245

Long-Term Care Policies

Pavolini, Emmanuele, and Hildegard Theobald. 2015. “Long-Term Care Policies.” In The Palgrave International Handbook of Healthcare Policy and Governance, edited by Ellen Kuhlmann, Robert H. Blank, Ivy L. Bourgeault, and Claus Wendt, 462–78. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

National Strategy for Long-Term Care, Bulgaria

Republic of Bulgaria (2014) National Strategy for Long-Term Care, Bulgaria

Making Sence of Differences – the Mixed Economy of Funding and Delivering Long-Term Care

Rodrigues, Ricardo, and Henk Nies. 2013. “Making Sence of Differences – the Mixed Economy of Funding and Delivering Long-Term Care.” In Long-Term Care in Europe: Improving Policy and Practice, edited by Kai Leichsenring, Jenny Billings, and Henk Nies, 191–212. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Global perspectives on children’s unpaid caregiving in the family: Research and policy on ‘young carers’ in the UK, Australia, the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa

Becker, S. (2007). Global perspectives on children’s unpaid caregiving in the family: Research and policy on ‘young carers’ in the UK, Australia, the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Global social policy, 7(1), 23-50. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1468018107073892

Long-Term Care Policy Reform in Japan

Lai, O. K. (2001). Long-Term Care Policy Reform in Japan. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 13(2–3), 5–20. https://doi.org/10.1300/J031v13n02_02

Long-Term Care System Profile: Costa Rica

Chaverri-Carvajal, A. and Obando Viquez, L. (2023) Long-Term Care System Profile: Costa Rica. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science.https://goltc.org/system-profile/long-term-care-system-profile-costa-rica/