How European Nations Care for Their Elderly: A New Typology of Long-Term Care Systems

Differences in out-of-pocket costs of healthcare in the last year of life of older people in 13 European countries

“…Denmark). [28][29][30] Sample We included all deceased participants of the SHARE study for whom death was confirmed and for whom a proxy respondent could confirm the age of the deceased and completed the end-of-life questionnaire (n = 2732). In wave 2, death could be confirmed in 12% of cases, with 28% of non-respondents with vital status unknown, with a household response rate between 38% and 69%.…”

End‐of‐life care for people dying with dementia in general practice in Belgium, Italy and Spain: A cross‐sectional, retrospective study

“…In Belgium, people generally want to be informed about issues such as diagnosis and options for end‐of‐life care, whereas in Mediterranean countries such as Italy and Spain there has traditionally been resistance to disclosure of health information by physicians . Another difference regards long‐term care: in Spain and Italy, few long‐term care facilities are available; whereas in Belgium, these are the most frequent place of residence of people who die from dementia, though here too the situation with respect to people with mild dementia is still unknown . Previous research has shown that in Spain, quality of life of people with dementia recently admitted or at risk of admission to a care home was rated lower than in other countries, such as Sweden and England, but Belgium and Italy were not included in that study …”

“…[21][22][23][24] Another difference regards long-term care: in Spain and Italy, few long-term care facilities are available; whereas in Belgium, these are the most frequent place of residence of people who die from dementia, though here too the situation with respect to people with mild dementia is still unknown. 25,26 Previous research has shown that in Spain, quality of life of people with dementia recently admitted or at risk of admission to a care home was rated lower than in other countries, such as Sweden and England, but Belgium and Italy were not included in that study. 18 The present study aims to investigate differences between Belgium, Italy and Spain with regard to the following research questions:…”

The role of social networks in using home care by older people across Continental Europe

“…Some are exclusively based on the divergences and convergences among national LTC systems: type of financing, organisation of services, (de)centralisation level of legislation, implementation level, etc. (Kraus, Czypionka, Riedel, Mot, & Willemé, ; Da Roit & Le Bihan, ; Da Roit, Le Bihan, & Österle, ).…”