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A comparative perspective on long‐term care systems
Author(s) -
Kotschy Rainer,
Bloom David E.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international social security review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1468-246X
pISSN - 0020-871X
DOI - 10.1111/issr.12307
Subject(s) - economic shortage , long term care , perspective (graphical) , term (time) , business , quality (philosophy) , medicine , actuarial science , nursing , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
Abstract This article investigates the challenges of ageing for long‐term care. The analysis proceeds in three steps. In the first step, we estimate the prospective care demand for 30 developed countries based on projected ageing and disabilities among the elderly. In the second step, we outline challenges for care systems with respect to shortages of care workers, increasing skill requirements for care workers, barriers to universal and equitable access to care, and cost containment subject to adequate care quality. In the third step, we identify solutions for these challenges by comparing the care systems of Germany, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Netherlands.