Care of Older Adults in Iceland: Policy Objectives and Reality

Sigurđardóttir, Sigurveig H.; Kristmundsson, Ómar H.; Hrafnsdóttir, Steinunn

doi:10.1080/01488376.2015.1137535

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“…In Catalonia, the regional government ended its financial support for residential care in 2013, which led to further lengthening of waiting lists that were already long (CAP Deusdad and Zafra, 2013;Deusdad et al, 2016b). The recession brought the upgrading and expansion of Icelandic nursing homes to a standstill, as well, which resulted in longer waiting lists and in poorer health of those on the waiting lists (Sigurðardóttir et al, 2016). In some parts of Italy the undersupply of institutional care is a critical issue: for example, in the city of Reggio Calabria, with 185 000 people, there are only two publicly supported residential units for older people, Waiting lists for institutional care show that home-based services have fallen short of the expectation that they could support 'ageing in place' on a grand scale.…”

Section: Home-based Care-institutional Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Care for older people in early twenty-first-century Europe: dimensions and directions of change

Kröger¹,

Bagnato²

2017

Social Services Disrupted

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Section: Home-based Care-institutional Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Care for older people in early twenty-first-century Europe: dimensions and directions of change

Kröger¹,

Bagnato²

2017

Social Services Disrupted

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“…125/1999 in Iceland, open geriatric services include home healthcare provided by a designated health district center (run by the national government) and cover assistance with ADLs and nursing care. Furthermore, social assistance at home includes some services, such as assistance with household chores (IADL) and Meals on Wheels provided by local authorities, municipalities, and for-profit companies (31).…”

Section: Fourth Domain: Marketization and Free Choice Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Structure and Organization of Home-Based Care for Older Adults in Different Countries: A Scoping Review

Mobasseri,

Matlabi,

Allahverdipour

et al. 2023

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Background: Population aging, the burden of chronic diseases, and the cost-effectiveness of home care (HC), compared to hospitalization and institutionalization, have increased the importance of HC. Therefore, there is a need to share the experiences of leading countries in home-based long-term care (LTC) for older individuals. Objectives: This review aimed to explain the structure of HC for older adults in different countries. Methods: A scoping review was performed on HC published in English using PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and grey literature. The search began in January 2022, and the latest search was conducted in June 2023. The main keywords ‘home care’, ‘old*’, ‘Funding', 'organization’ and ‘training’ and ‘policy’ and ‘formal care’ and ‘home-based services’ were used for searching. The data were classified into 7 domains, including 1) governing, 2) long-term care insurance (LTCI), eligibility for HC services and financing, 3) benefits, 4) marketization and free choice system, 5) workforce training, 6) quality assurance of care, and 7) supporting caregivers. Results: Overall, 44 documents out of 4072 studies were included in the final analysis, containing data from 23 countries. Each study covers some domains of HC, and some other studies compare domains in some Asian and European countries. The regulation makes authorities organize high-quality care. Ministries set legal frameworks, and municipalities are autonomous in determining principles and financing of services. Older adults are eligible to receive cash and in-kind benefits based on their needs or assets. Financing is done using insurance, taxes, or privately. Some countries have made the quality assessment of services mandatory. Conclusions: This review can generate novel insights into designing HC systems according to different contexts. Comprehensive information on HC organizations for older adults was only available in some countries. Therefore, further in-depth studies are needed to assess each component of the HC system separately. Defining legal rights and responsibilities for caregivers and older individuals, universal coverage of LTCI for all older adults, financial and care options to help pay for HC, and training family caregivers are recommended for developing countries.

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“…Indeed, several welfare services-notably, those offered by nursing homes, rehabilitation centres, residential services for the disabled and treatment facilities for alcohol and drug abusers-remained the responsibility of the non-profit sector, though with government funding. In these areas, non-profit organisations are still large or even dominant today in terms of both their level of activity and staff numbers (Sigurdardottir et al 2016;Hrafnsdóttir and Kristmundsson 2019).…”

Section: From Informal Relations Between the State And Npos To New Public Management In The Late 20th Centurymentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Enterprise in Western Europe

Defourny¹,

Nyssens²

2021

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Care of Older Adults in Iceland: Policy Objectives and Reality

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Care for older people in early twenty-first-century Europe: dimensions and directions of change

Care for older people in early twenty-first-century Europe: dimensions and directions of change

Structure and Organization of Home-Based Care for Older Adults in Different Countries: A Scoping Review

Social Enterprise in Western Europe

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