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Building for choice
- Authors:
- THOMAS Caroline, ROOSE Tracey
- Publisher:
- Anchor Trust
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 44p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidlington
Review considering ways in which housing can make independent living easier for older people. The report is aimed at developers, designers, managers and policy makers from the health and social care sectors, as well as housing. Draws examples from schemes from the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Universality of selectivity in income support to older people: a comparative assessment of the issues
- Author:
- SHAVER Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 27(2), April 1998, pp.231-254.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This article reviews the issues involved in policy choices with respect to universality and selectivity in income support to older people. It considers four questions: the practical meaning of universality and selectivity in the income support system of various countries, the effectiveness of universal and selective arrangements in the alleviation of poverty among this group, the role of universal and selective arrangements in redistributing income among elderly people and the relative generosity of universal and selective arrangements. Draws on data from the 'second wave' of the Luxembourg Income Study for six countries: Australia, (West) Germany, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, concerning the incomes of elderly couples and single (non-married) women.
Caring for children and older people: a comparison of European policies and practices
- Authors:
- ROSTGAARD Tina, FRIDBERG Torben
- Publisher:
- Danish National Institute of Social Research
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 597p.
- Place of publication:
- Copenhagen
Concepts of quality in residential care and nursing homes: UK and German perspectives
- Authors:
- KLEIN Barbara, COOK Albert
- Journal article citation:
- Health Care in Later Life, 3(1), 1998, pp.47-59.
Care reforms in the UK and Germany continue to emphasise the need for providers to improve the quality of their services. There is, however, some debate about how quality is defined, and what are the benefits of quality assurance systems. Describes the scope of a research project into concepts of quality in the UK and Germany. Explores the interest of the different stake-holders in residential care and the difficulties in achieving an operational definition of quality, and describes the experiences of two quality assurance systems that have been implemented in residential care establishments in the UK and evidence of the benefits to be gained.
Long term care data pack
- Author:
- SWISS RE LIFE AND HEALTH LIMITED
- Publisher:
- Swiss Re Life and Health Limited
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 118p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Defines what long term care is and looks at current provision. Goes on to look at: the community care framework and the provision of long term care; the political environment; background statistics; public attitudes; long term care insurance in the UK; underwriting; claims; implications for long term care insurance of changes in health; long term care in overseas markets; long term care and partnership models in the US; statutory long term care insurance in Germany; long term care solutions in France; and Japan's Gold Plan.
The new long-term care insurance program in Germany
- Author:
- ADALBERT Evers
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 10(1), 1998, pp.77-98.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes the new Long-Term Care Insurance Program (LTCI), which has been operational in Germany since 1995, as well as the policy issues leading to its enactment. Focuses on entitlement criteria and reimbursement rules and the ways they influence the conditions and quality of the professional care delivered and the impact of cash as an alternative choice to services.
Rights and realities: comparing new developments in long-term care for older people
- Editor:
- GLENDINNING Caroline
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 179p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Focuses on the shifting boundaries between health and social care, between services and money, and between public and private provision of care. Explores the experiences of a number of countries which have recently made changes in the organisation, funding or delivery of long term care services for frail older people.