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Elder abuse in France
- Author:
- OGG Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 2(3), 1995, pp.8-11.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
In France many health and social care practitioners are becoming aware that despite considerable economic resources directed towards health and social care provision for old age, there is a widening gap between those who receive an adequate or more than adequate level of services and those who are excluded. For those older people faced with disability or ill health, home and family will be their main source of support. A growth in unregulated private home-care by individuals and agencies means that this sector mostly consists of untrained and unqualified staff with no support. The possibility of abuse and exploitation in such circumstances therefore remains open. This article investigates elder abuse in France and ways in which French health, social and legal services operate in promoting the welfare of older people.
Elder abuse in Spain
- Authors:
- OCHOTORENA Joaquin de Paul, ZUGASTI Jose Luis Larrion
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 2(3), 1995, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
For political reasons Spain has been isolated from the rest of Europe for a number of years. This has resulted in slow progress of both welfare and the means to support social protection. It was not until the middle of the 1980s that Spain began to address subjects in relation to family violence. The article outlines how interest in, resources for, and research related to, elder abuse evolved in Spain.
Elder abuse in Europe
- Authors:
- BIGGS Simon, KINGSTON Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 2(3), 1995, pp.1-2.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Elder abuse is becoming a matter of increasing concern in Europe. The authors introduce this special edition on the subject.
Individual choice and enabling stuctures: European directions in care of the elderly; proceedings of a workshop "Policy issues in the health and social welfare of the elderly" held in Luxembourg, 14 - 17 September 1982
- Authors:
- ILLSLEY Raymond, TAYLOR Rex
- Publisher:
- Commission of the European Communities
- Publication year:
- 1984
- Pagination:
- 330p.
- Place of publication:
- Brussels
Transition from work to retirement in EU25
- Authors:
- ZAIDI Ashgar, MAKOVEE Mattia, FUCHS Michael
- Publisher:
- London School of Economics. Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The policy agenda of extending working lives requires a holistic understanding of factors underlying the decision of older workers to withdraw from work and to retire. This brief paper presents employment patterns and trends of older people across EU Member States and identifies policy initiatives that would encourage more flexible and later retirement. The descriptive empirical evidence (from the EU Labour Force Survey) indicates that there are a broad range of experiences in EU countries with respect to the employment of older workers (those aged 50 and over). Strikingly, in the majority of EU15 countries, close to one-half of those of 50 and over are either unemployed or inactive, with reliance either on early retirement pensions or on social assistance benefits. The recent pension reforms in a number of these countries have increased the retirement age and this is likely to induce older workers to work longer. There is already some evidence that the effective retirement age is on the increase. Results suggest that the increase in older workers' employment is stronger for women than for men, and also for more highly educated. In most instances older workers either tend to be in full-time employment or inactive with very few occupying intermediate positions. Although there is some evidence of a gradual transition towards retirement, there is still a relatively minor proportion of the work force taking advantage of this, as well over 70% of men and around 55% of women in employment in their early 60s worked 35 hours a week or more. The policy aim should therefore be to encourage 'flexible and later retirement'. Additional incentives need to be provided so that people are not only able to move between jobs in later working life but also able to work part-time, without losing their entitlement to benefits (such as early retirement pensions). Such policy incentives will enable workers to avoid the phenomenon of a 'cliff-edge' fall into retirement that many of them often face.
Abuse against the elderly in Italy: a hidden phenomenon
- Author:
- RIPAMONTI Ennio
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 2(3), 1995, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
The most common family structure in Italy has, for centuries, been the so called 'patriarchal' or 'extended family'. This type of family structure has guaranteed adequate support of two or three generations and, thus, the needs of the grandparents. However, the number of elderly in Italy, particularly in the north, is growing considerably in proportion to youth and networks of family and friends are being reduced. This article identifies an increased acknowledgement of elder abuse in Italy and looks at how it is perceived by the family and care institutions.
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.
Long-term care for the elderly in Europe: development and prospects
- Editor:
- GREVE Bent
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 196
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Provides detailed case studies of 11 EU-member states’ welfare regimes within Europe to show how welfare states organise, structure and deliver long-term care. Chapters look at how different welfare states have focussed on long-term care, the changes that have taken place with regard to ageing populations and plans to curb increases in public sector spending. They describe the development in long-term care for the elderly after the financial crisis and also discuss the boundaries between state and civil society in the different welfare states' approaches to the delivery of care. The UK case study, by Caroline Glendinning, looks at recent developments in UK long-term care and the impacts of austerity. (Edited publisher abstract)
Not all that glitters is gold: long-term care reforms in the last two decades in Europe
- Authors:
- RANCI Costanzo, PAVOLINI Emmanuele
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of European Social Policy, 25(3), 2015, pp.270-285.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article explores changes that took place in long-term care (LTC) policies during the last two decades in six European welfare states. It addresses three issues: (1) why reforms took place, (2) the main actors and coalitions driving this process and the institutional mechanisms at work and (3) the main outcomes of reform processes. In order to analyse the development of LTC policies, the article applies theoretical concepts of historical institutionalism. The interpretation is that institutional change in LTC policy has taken place through a protracted institutional dynamic in which continuity and discontinuity are inextricably linked and where tensions and contradictions have played a crucial role. With regard to outcomes, the article analyses coverage and citizens’ social rights, working conditions in the care sector and trajectories of de-/re-familization of care. The final impact is that the level of universalism has generally increased in Europe, but that in part it has adopted a new form of ‘restricted universalism’, characterized by universal entitlements to LTC benefits constrained by limitations in provision due to financial constraints and budget ceilings. (Edited publisher abstract)
European report on preventing elder maltreatment
- Editors:
- SETHI Dinesh, et al, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 86p.
- Place of publication:
- Copenhagen
Elder maltreatment is common throughout the World Health Organisation’s European Region. At least 4 million elderly people are estimated to experience maltreatment in any one year and 2,500 of them will die each year. Most countries in the Region have an ageing population, putting increasing numbers of people at risk. This report highlights the biological, social, cultural, economic and environmental factors that influence the risk of being a victim or perpetrator of elder maltreatment, as well as the protective factors that can help prevent it. There is some evidence of effective interventions, including psychological programmes for perpetrators and programmes designed to change attitudes towards older people, improve the mental health of caregivers and, in earlier life, to promote nurturing relationships and learn social skills. The evidence base needs to be strengthened, but surveys show that the public and policy-makers are already concerned about the problem. This report proposes a set of actions for Member States, international agencies, nongovernmental organisations, researchers, practitioners and other stakeholders to strengthen the policy response and devote adequate resources to the issue.