Project Long-term Care for Older People.

Description

This study reports on the latest trends in long-term care policies in nineteen OECD countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It studies lessons learned from countries that undertook major reforms over the past decade. Trends in expenditure, financing and the number of care recipients are analysed based on new data on cross-country differences. Special attention is given to experience with programmes that provide consumer.  Read more... Foreword Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Chapter 1. An Overview of Long-term Care Programmes and Expenditures Chapter 2. Towards a Continuum of Care: Bringing Services Together Chapter 3. Consumer Direction and Choice in Long-term Care Chapter 4. Monitoring and Improving the Quality of Long-term Care Chapter 5. Paying for Long-term Care: Current Reforms and Issues for the Future References Annex A. Demographic Trends and Changes in Living Arrangements of Older Persons Annex B. Profiles of Long-Term Care Systems in 19 Countries.