Help wanted? providing and paying for long-term care / Francesca Colombo ... [et al.].
| Other author | Colombo, Francesca. |
| Other author | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Paris : OECD, |
| Description | 324 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from OECD Global |
| Subjects |
| Series | OECD health policy studies, 2074-319X OECD health policy studies. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Long-term care: growing sector, multifaceted systems -- Sizing up the challenge ahead: future demographic trends and long-term care costs -- The impact of caring on family carers -- Policies to support family carers -- Long-term care workers: needed but often undervalued -- How to prepare for the future long-term care workforce? -- Public long-term care financing arrangements in OECD countries -- Private long-term care insurance: a niche or a "big tent" -- Where to? Providing fair protection against long-term care costs and financial sustainability -- Can we get better value for money in long-term care?. |
| Abstract | "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 workers, financing arrangements, long-term care insurance, and getting better value for money in long-term care."--Publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011465283 |
| ISBN | 9789264097582 |
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