1st Edition
Who Cares in Europe? A comparison of long-term care for the over-50s in sixteen European countries
95 Pages
by
Netherlands Institute for Social Research
As in many other European countries, the sustainability of the long-term care system is a key issue in the Dutch policy debate. In order to shed light on this issue this book compares the way elderly persons are supported in sixteen European countries. Based on the latest SHARE data it provides an assessment of long-term care institutions, individual care needs and their underlying risk factors,... Read more
Long-term care undergoing change, Comparable problems, different approaches, Diversity in health impairments of the over-50s in Europe, Wide differences in risk factors for care utilisation, Many people have a family network, Greater government responsibility for LTC equates to more paid care, Conclusion.
Biography
Isolde Woittiez
Evelien Eggink
has been a researcher in the Institute for Social Research since 1994. Her research interests are elderly care and productivity analysis.Lisa Putman
is a researcher in the Institute for Social Research. Her research interests are youth and elderly care.