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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.
An international comparison of long-term care funding and outcomes: insights for the social care green paper
- Author:
- INCISIVE HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Incisive Health
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 49
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, commissioned by Age UK, highlights different approaches to long-term care taken by five countries in the developed world, and looks at how they compare to the system in England. These five countries have very different systems, but face similar demographic and financial challenges to those in England. The countries are France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Japan. The report compares the approaches in relation to: service structures, funding levels, funding models, and outcomes. The findings suggest that creating a sustainable social care system fit for a rapidly ageing population is a challenge in every one of these countries. However, it finds that the financial deal for citizens with care needs is often more generous in other countries in comparison to England, with other nations generally either providing some non-means tested basic level of support, and/or cap the amount of co-payment to be made, and/or use a more gradual means-test. Profiles for each of the five countries are also included. (Edited publisher abstract)
Older women: work and caregiving in conflict?: a study of four countries
- Authors:
- MULLER Charlotte, VOLKOV Oleg
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 48(7), October 2009, pp.665-695.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Caring issues are important for industrialised societies that have been undergoing population ageing. In this article we consider caring as a factor in the outlook for midlife and older women with respect to economic security and economic advancement. We use demographic and economic data from the United States, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom, in particular to document the importance of continued labour force participation for older women to make ends meet in an era of high household costs of physician services, prescription drugs and other health-related services, and uncertainties about pensions. Data on employment status, industry, and occupation of economically active women in comparison with men indicate the extent of both gender gaps and progress affecting women's resources. The research of Dr. Myrna Lewis was a stimulus to the present exploration.
European healthcare: care homes report 2014
- Author:
- KNIGHT FRANK
- Publisher:
- Knight Frank
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This report explores the market composition, structure and context of continental Europe’s four largest care home markets: France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Demand for elderly care is expected to rise significantly, as decreasing fertility rates, coupled with increasing overall life expectancy, are driving up the share of elderly in the population. The growing number of elderly will impact on future demand for long-term care (LTC) services. However, while all types of LTC services are set to increase, they will not do so uniformly. Homecare, the preferred service line for most European countries in recent years, will prove to be inefficient given the rising share of patients with specialised medical needs. Additionally, societal changes, including declining family size, increasing childlessness and rising non-traditional living arrangements, mean that care homes will play a crucial role in caring for the increasing elderly population. The report shows that the somewhat restrictive domestic care home market has driven French-based operators towards further expansion abroad and a greater diversification of services. In Germany, while there remains an acute shortage of beds, the market has experienced an increased level of consolidation in recent years, as well as a string of acquisitions by foreign operators and private equity firms. The recent economic revitalisation has brought greater investor interest in Spain while the Italian care home market remains ripe for new development and investment. The relatively small size of the Italian industry, coupled with the considerable level of market fragmentation, means there is substantial room for new entrants and potentially greater consolidation of private and non-profit homes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Ageing societies: challenges and opportunities: evidence from the BUPA health pulse 2010 international healthcare survey
- Authors:
- FERNANDEZ Jose-Luis, FORDER Julien
- Publisher:
- Bupa
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 27p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the findings of the Bupa Health Pulse 2010 international healthcare survey around the theme of 'ageing societies'. It summarises some of the most important evidence about the ageing process across the world, and discusses some of the key policy challenges that ageing presents, looking particularly at the capacity for societies to provide high quality support for their older people in the future. The study surveyed 12,262 people across 12 countries (Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, UK, USA), but the patterns described are common to a much larger number of countries. The report is structured around 3 parts. The first examines the question of the ageing process in different societies and what it means in terms of: increases in the older population; changes in the balance between young and old; and increases in the number of people with health problems and in the level of demand for care services. The second part examines the support system required to look after older people in need of care including: the sharing of caring and funding responsibilities between the state and private individuals; the need to ensure that resources are in place to look after the growing number of older people; and the levels of support provided to older people in need. The last section summarises the key policy implications.
A comparative case study of care systems for frail elderly people: Germany, Spain, France, Italy, United Kingdom and Sweden
- Authors:
- LE BIHAN Blanche, MARTIN Claude
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 40(1), February 2006, pp.26-46.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Comparative studies of European social policies towards frail elderly people typically focus on the systems and their implementation. The study presented in this article, conducted in 2001 in six European countries (Germany, Spain, Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Sweden) aims at comparing the rights of the individuals within the different care systems. The methodology used is a case study approach, which draws on a series of situations of dependent elderly people. The analysis focuses on the public authorities' responses – the care packages, which determine the type of care required and the financial contribution of the user – in each of the six countries, in relation to the concrete situations of frail elderly people. As local variations are important, in all the countries studied, local authorities have been chosen in each of the countries. This approach provides interesting concrete elements on the services and financial help which can be given to frail elderly people, and provides an understand of the national care systems organized in the different countries and the main difficulties encountered by public authorities in facing this problem of frail elderly people.
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.