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Determining eligibility for long-term care: lessons from Germany. |
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International Journal of Integrated Care, Volume 11, April - June 2011. Online only. |
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1568-4156 |
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This paper addresses recent steps for reforming the eligibility criteria of the German long-term care insurance that have been initiated to overcome shortcomings in the current system. Based on findings of a survey of international long-term care systems, assessment tools and the relevant literature on care needs a new tool for determining eligibility in the German long-term care insurance was developed. The new tool for determining long-term care eligibility broadens the understanding of what ‘dependency on nursing care’ implies for the person affected. The assessment results in a degree of dependency from personal help provided by formal or informal caregivers. This degree of dependency can be used for determining eligibility for and the amount of long-term care benefits. The broader understanding of ‘dependency on nursing care’ and the new tool are important steps to adapt the German long-term care insurance to the challenges of the demographic and societal changes in the future. |
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assessment; eligibility criteria; long term care; social policy; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=e2cb95de-5190-4f96-8ae1-35a3c1a2065c |
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