During the last few years a structural change in gainful employment is observed within the Federal Republic of Germany, which takes impact on the social security system. In this paper we try to find answers to the question, what the consequences of the substitution of dependent employment by...

Remuneration rates of German nursing homes are prospectively negotiated between long-term care insurance (LTCI) and social assistance on the one side and nursing homes on the other. They differ considerably across regions while there is no evidence for substantial differences in care provision....

The German public quality reports for nursing homes and long-term care services measure almost exclusively the quality of structures and processes rather than outcomes. For this reason, it seems likely that size (synergy effects and biased sampling), ownership (non-profit organisations employ...

Während und auch nach der Verabschiedung des Pflege-Versicherungsgesetzes wurde die Befürchtung geäußert, daß die Finanzentwicklung einer Pflegesozialversicherung durch eine rapide steigende Zahl an Pflegebedürftigen und damit auch durch einen explosionsartigen Anstieg der Ausgaben und des...