2014
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-014-0620-6
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Costs of care for people with dementia just before and after nursing home placement: primary data from eight European countries

Abstract: Transition into ILTC seems to increase total costs of dementia care from a societal perspective. The prevention of long-term care placement might be cost reducing for European health systems. However, this conclusion depends on the country, on the valuation method for informal caregiving and on the degree of impairment.

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“…In Western countries, the costs associated with the care of older adults with dementia are mostly related to costs of in-home nursing and nursing home care [1]. The costs of nursing home care are higher compared to the costs of in-home nursing care in most countries [15,16]. In the majority of cases in the Nordic countries (defined as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland), the professional care of older people is handled by public health care services.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Western countries, the costs associated with the care of older adults with dementia are mostly related to costs of in-home nursing and nursing home care [1]. The costs of nursing home care are higher compared to the costs of in-home nursing care in most countries [15,16]. In the majority of cases in the Nordic countries (defined as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland), the professional care of older people is handled by public health care services.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is generally also seen as a lower-cost option than admission, 5 but this will not always be the case. 39 Recognising and finding ways to reduce or manage physical health problems, 36 agitation 40 and depression 41 in Alzheimer's patients could significantly reduce the risk of institutionalisation, which has implications for primary and secondary healthcare.…”
Section: Strengths and Limitationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This has international relevance, of course, even though the structural characteristics, funding arrangements and associated incentives in different health and care systems often lead to different patterns of service usage and costs. 39 …”
Section: Strengths and Limitationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Overall, and not surprisingly, there is general agreement that as the disease progresses the costs increase, especially once institutionalisation is required [3, 4]. Furthermore, informal care costs often form the majority of total costs [5].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%