Open AccessThe Slovak Long-Term Care System
Author(s) -
Gerda Schmahl
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of eastern europe research in business and economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-0367
DOI - 10.5171/2022.212233
Subject(s) - slovak , term (time) , long term care , demographic economics , business , population ageing , population , labour economics , economics , medicine , environmental health , nursing , philosophy , linguistics , physics , czech , quantum mechanics
Declining relative size of the working-age population, decreasing family-based care supply due to higher female labor force participation, and reduced family size will increase the demand and cost of long-term care (LTC). Governments in European countries have responded differently to these challenges.