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Dementia vs. somatic conditions in the German LTC-system : a longitudinal analysis

Ehing, Daniel; Hagist, Christian - 2015

a dementia disorder and/or a long-term care status. Using claim data from a social sickness funds in Germany (AOK … in long-term care and dementia. In long-term care 50 percent of all women (men) are dead after 44 (25) months, whereas … about 57 (49) percent of all women (men) with dementia are alive after the end of our 48 month long observation period. The …

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Family bargaining and the gender gap in informal care

Canta, Chiara; Cremer, Helmuth - 2022

We study the optimal long-term care policy when informal care can be provided by children in exchange for monetary transfers by their elderly parents. We consider a bargaining model with single-child families. Daughters have a lower labor market wage and a lower bargaining power within the...

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Family bargaining and the gender gap in informal care

Canta, Chiara; Cremer, Helmuth - 2022

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Measuring Primary Care Services Performance : Issues and Opportunities from a Home Care Pilot Experience in the Tuscan Health System

Cinquini, Lino; Vainieri, Milena - 2008

In recent years in Italy, as in other European countries, profound changes have been introduced in health care both at central and regional levels. Most of them were oriented towards a shift from 'hospital-centered' health care to health care based more on primary care services. This transition...

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Does the Formal Home Care Provided to Old-Adults Persons Affect Utilization of Support Services by Informal Carers? An Analysis of the French CARE and the U.S. NHATS/NSOC Surveys

Guets, Wilfried - 2021

The role of informal carers in long-term care sheds light on the struggle related to population ageing and the increasing incidence of chronic disease. However, despite the increasing number of informal carers, most of them experienced the burden of caregiving. Since various policies have been...

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Long-term Care in Japan

Fu, Rong; Iizuka, Toshiaki; Noguchi, Haruko - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Japan, renowned for its significantly aged population, presents a distinctive landscape in elderly care. Notably, there exists no apparent correlation between the economic well-being of the elderly and the limitations they experience in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental...

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Effects of formal home care on spousal health outcomes

Goncalves, Judite; von Hafe, Francisco; Luis, Filipe - 2021

This study estimates the impacts of formal home care provided by paid professionals on spousal health outcomes. We use data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe, a panel of older adults living in several European countries, and match new formal home care users to non-users...

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The long-term care system in Denmark

Schulz, Erika - 2010

This document provides an overview of the long-term care system, the number and develop-ment of beneficiaries and the long-term care policy in Denmark. The report is part of the first stage of the European project ANCIEN (Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations), commissioned by the European...

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The long-term care system in Germany

Schulz, Erika - 2010

This document provides an overview of the long-term care system, the number and develop-ment of beneficiaries and the long-term care policy in Germany. The report is part of the first stage of the European project ANCIEN (Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations), commissioned by the European...

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Buyer power and price discrimination : the case of the UK care homes market

Hancock, Ruth; Hviid, Morten - 2010 - Rev. November 2010

UK Local Authorities purchase care home places on behalf of a large group of people following a means test of their income and wealth. All other buyers of care home services are atomistic. The care home market is characterised by a large number of small providers. Local authorities may thus have...

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