Reviews policy trends for informal carers which have been implemented in various countries between 1996 - 1998. The article focuses on respite care and direct payments for carers of older ill and disabled adults.
Reviews policy trends for informal carers which have been implemented in various countries between 1996 - 1998. The article focuses on respite care and direct payments for carers of older ill and disabled adults.
Subject terms:
long term care, older people, physical disabilities, short break care, social policy, carers, direct payments;
Location(s):
Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
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.
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.
Subject terms:
home care, mixed economy of care, older people, physical disabilities, social welfare, social care, social care provision, children, comparative studies;
Location(s):
Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Europe, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Pinpoints the most recent trends internationally in the growing population of older people. Includes papers on: what is old age - variation over time and between cultures; prospects for extended survival - a critical review of the biological evidence; a demographic and medical survey about centenarians in France; comparative mortality trends among older people in developed countries; socio-demographic differentials in mortality at older ages in Finland; social support, life satisfaction and survival at older ages; old age mortality in Japan; trends and differentials in disability free life expectancy; disability and functional status among older people - cross national comparisons; health and survival of older people; future longevity; mortality predictions for Japan; new approaches to formal and informal care; and strategies for the provision of health and social care services for older people.
Pinpoints the most recent trends internationally in the growing population of older people. Includes papers on: what is old age - variation over time and between cultures; prospects for extended survival - a critical review of the biological evidence; a demographic and medical survey about centenarians in France; comparative mortality trends among older people in developed countries; socio-demographic differentials in mortality at older ages in Finland; social support, life satisfaction and survival at older ages; old age mortality in Japan; trends and differentials in disability free life expectancy; disability and functional status among older people - cross national comparisons; health and survival of older people; future longevity; mortality predictions for Japan; new approaches to formal and informal care; and strategies for the provision of health and social care services for older people.
Subject terms:
mortality, older people, physical disabilities, population, quality of life, social care provision, demographics, health, health care;
Collection of papers examining the growing role of private markets in the provision and finance of health and social welfare services in the UK, Canada, France, Italy, Sweden, the United States, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. Considers whether the principal beneficiaries have been the state, the consumers, or the commercial providers. Includes papers on domiciliary and residential services, housing, and a range of health services.
Collection of papers examining the growing role of private markets in the provision and finance of health and social welfare services in the UK, Canada, France, Italy, Sweden, the United States, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. Considers whether the principal beneficiaries have been the state, the consumers, or the commercial providers. Includes papers on domiciliary and residential services, housing, and a range of health services.
Subject terms:
home care, housing, older people, physical disabilities, private sector, private health care, residential care, social services, care homes, health care;
Location(s):
Canada, Hungary, France, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Slovenia, United Kingdom, United States
University of Kent. European Institute of Social Services
Publication year:
1995
Pagination:
27p.
Place of publication:
Canterbury
Subject terms:
learning disability nursing, offenders, older people, physical disabilities, social welfare, social work, social care, social care provision, substance misuse, children, crime;
University of Kent. European Institute of Social Services
Publication year:
1993
Pagination:
401p.
Place of publication:
Canterbury
Detailed account of social services in the twelve member states of the European Community. Contains sections on: organisation, responsibility and finance for social services; preventative services; children and families; elderly people; people with disabilities; addictions; illnesses; AIDS/HIV; socially excluded people; young people; services for migrants; names and addresses of major public and private social services agencies.
Detailed account of social services in the twelve member states of the European Community. Contains sections on: organisation, responsibility and finance for social services; preventative services; children and families; elderly people; people with disabilities; addictions; illnesses; AIDS/HIV; socially excluded people; young people; services for migrants; names and addresses of major public and private social services agencies.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, immigration, learning disabilities, mental health, mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, poverty, prevention, private health care, social exclusion, social services, voluntary organisations, young people, addiction, alcohol misuse, black and minority ethnic people, children, drug misuse, families, health care;