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/ 

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 […]

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 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

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Nordic eldercare – Weak universalism becoming weaker?

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Long-Term Care Organization and Financing

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

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

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

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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

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Long-Term Care System Profile: Costa Rica

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