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Family care of the elderly: social and cultural changes
- Editor:
- KOSBERG Jordan I.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 329p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Newbury Park, CA
Takes a global look at care for older people within the family circle, and compares and contrasts global changes in the last decade.
Contrasting European policies for the care of the elderly
- Editors:
- JAMIESON Anne, ILLSLEY Raymond
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 199p., tables, bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK. Part 1 examines the relationship between formal and informal care, Part 2 deals with care systems and care delivery problems. Includes chapter by Ian Sinclair, Peter Gorbach, Enid Levin and Jenny Williams: 'Community care and residential admissions: results from two empirical studies'.
The economics of care of the elderly
- Authors:
- PACOLET Jozef, WILDERCOM Celeste
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 241p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Set of papers given at a colloquium in March 1990 in Brussels, where a group of economists presented their theoretical and empirical progress on an EC initiated project on the care of elderly people. Divided into 4 parts: part 1: the ageing population and the organisation of the welfare state: macro economic analysis; part 2: significance of informal care of elderly people; part 3: how to meet the needs of elderly people: relevance of micro-economic analysis; and part 4: policy formation for older people. This section includes comparative studies of Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, West Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
Analysing equity in the use of long-term care in Europe
- Authors:
- RODRIGUES Ricardo, ILINCA Stefania, SCHMIDT Andrea
- Publisher:
- European Commission
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 39
- Place of publication:
- Brussels
There are significant differences across social protection systems in Europe in the scope, breadth and depth of coverage of the risk to need long-term care in old-age. Together with other factors, such as education, household structure or societal values regarding care for frail older people, these differences can have a significant impact on the use of long-term care. Using SHARE data, this Research Note compares differences between European countries in the use of long-term care across income groups, for older people living at home. It analyses not only inequalities in the use of long-term care, but also differences in use that persist after differences in need have been taken into consideration, i.e. horizontal inequity. For this purpose, concentration indices, concentration curves and horizontal inequity indices are estimated for home care services and informal care. The countries analysed here are Austria, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France, Denmark, Greece, Belgium and Czech Republic. The findings suggest that differences in use of home care services across income groups mostly reflect differences in need between those same groups. For informal care, the differences in use persist even after accounting for needs, and less affluent individuals are much more likely to use informal care. Some possible causes for these differences and policy implications are considered.
Social care and social exclusion: a comparative study of older people's care in Europe
- Editors:
- BLACKMAN Tim, BRODHURST Sally, CONVERY Janet
- Publisher:
- Palgrave
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 236p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Explores the diversity of social care provision for older people in six European states. Discusses diversity in relation to general models of welfare and the relevance of social care provision to the emerging risk of social exclusion in Europe's ageing societies. Analyses the main features of care in each country, and significant differences and similarities between them, through case studies. Concludes by considering the utility of the concept of social exclusion in evaluating social care provision.
Social care in Europe
- Editors:
- MUNDAY Brian, ELY Peter
- Publisher:
- Prentice Hall
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 247p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collection of articles looking at the contexts for, and the outcomes of, the diversity of social care provision by the member states of the European Union. The book first addresses how we define social care in Europe and looks at the differences between member states. Goes on to look in more detail at the context for social care provision and the constitutional framework provided by the European Union itself. Further chapters cover Europe's mixed economy of welfare and provide detailed analysis of the impact of social care provision on 3 key clients groups: children and families, disabled people and older people.
Key issues in cross-cultural psychology: selected papers from the Twelfth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology held in Pamplona-Iruna, Navarra, Spain
- Editors:
- GRAD Hector, BLANCO Amalio, GEAORGAS James
- Publisher:
- Swets and Zeitlinger
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 386p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Comparative study looking at a wide range of psychological issues worldwide. Contains papers divided into 6 sections: conceptual and methodological issues; consequences of acculturation; cognitive processes; values; social psychology; and personality, developmental psychology, and health psychology.
Family care of the older elderly: Greece
- Authors:
- TRIANTAFILLOU Judith, MESTHENEOS Elizabeth
- Publisher:
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 83p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
Reviews the current situation of the dependent elderly and their carers and the services available to support them. Looks at socio-demographic data, and makes recommendations for future policy.
European social work curriculum material: a guide to EC literature and organisations
- Authors:
- GAMPELL Lucy, POTTER William, MUNDAY Brian
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. European Institute of Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 180p.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Bibliography focusing on documents from the 12 EC member states relating to: social welfare policy; general social work policy and practice; and specific areas of social services client-based work. It does not include items on: poverty; social security; homelessness; travellers; and migrants.
The European directory of older age: information and organisations concerned with older people in the 12 EC member states
- Editor:
- CROSBY Gillian
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 445p.
- Place of publication:
- London