Die Organisation und Finanzierung der Langzeitpflege kann als eine der wichtigsten gesellschaftlichen Aufgaben des 21. Jahrhunderts betrachtet werden. Aufgrund des rapiden Anstiegs der Anzahl der über 80‐Jährigen werden die Ausgaben für die Lang‐ zeitpflege im Verhältnis zum...

Long-term care (LTC) encompasses a set of services provided to impaired and dependent elderly people. To assess the level of the dependence several scales are used, including activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental ADL (IADL) and functional limitations. Once an elderly person fails to...

Swiss society is ageing. At the same time, life expectancy is increasing. With most workers retiring around age 65, time in retirement is growing and the ratio of retirees to employees is set to soar. These developments bring a range of opportunities but will likely weigh on growth in GDP per...

The black box of live-in care labour migration -- Paving the way to live-in care work -- The rise of home care agencies and packaged home care services -- How regulations matter for care agencies and care workers -- Finding a job in live-in care -- Recruiting care workers -- Matching with and...

Background/objective: Nursing homes in Switzerland are under pressure to efficiently coordinate staff activities to cover their personnel costs under the care financing system. In this study, the use of a mobility monitoring system accompanied with case conferences was investigated in order to...