In the majority of the post-communist countries, the necessary preconditions of a Long-term Care Insurance system are simply not there...

Where are we?; Driving Forces; Modelling the Impacts; Conclusions and policy implications...

Age wave is coming into the CR very soon. It will lead (along with other things) to huge change in health - social services structure. This challenge will require radical rechaping of public funding of health and social services. HalthRefom.cz proposed substancial messure: public sponsored...

Demographic information about Poland: aging of population, disability rates; Long term care services: Types of services, trends in use of LTC...

Slovenia does not have a uniformly organised system of long-term care for eldery, chronically ill, disabled and other persons who need help in performing ADL and IADL...

"This book examines the challenges countries are facing with regard to providing and paying for long-term care. With populations ageing and the need for long-term care growing rapidly, this book looks at such issues as: future demographic trends, policies to support family carers, long-term care...