Long Term Care for Older Adults

Challenges, Innovations and Reforms
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-05999-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

As the global population ages, the demand for long-term care (LTC) for older adults is increasing rapidly, presenting significant challenges for health and social care systems worldwide.

This book examines existing care systems for older adults worldwide, focusing on the unique challenges faced and potential solutions and policy reforms which could be implemented, particularly with regard to improving or maintaining their physical and mental health. This text offers a comprehensive exploration of diverse LTC approaches across 15 countries and regions. This essential resource examines critical issues such as workforce shortages, funding mechanisms, governance structures, and the integration of health and social care. Highlighting innovative solutions like community-based care models, technological advancements, and rights-based frameworks, the book provides evidence-based recommendations for designing sustainable, equitable, and person-centred care systems.

With contributions from leading experts, this handbook is an invaluable guide for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers navigating the complexities of long-term care in an ageing world. This is an unmissable resource for those who are interested in addressing the multifaceted crises facing care for older people worldwide.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blackberry, Irene

Morris, Nicholas

Poškute, Virginija

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Gerontopsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Long-Term Care for Older Adults – global challenges and reforms

Nicholas Morris, Irene Blackberry, and Virginija Poškute

2 China

Sha Li and Yu-Ching Liu

3 India

Mala Kapur Shankardass

4 Malaysia

Tengku Aizan Hamid, Rahimah Ibrahim, Asmidawati Ashari, Chai Sen Tyng, and Norisma Aiza Binti Ismail

5 Taiwan

Jenny Lu (Chia Tzu Lu) and Nicolas Morris

6 Japan

Takeo Ogawa

7 Germany

Christopher Grages

8 Poland

Andrzej Zybala

9 Denmark

Bent Greve

10 France

Blanche Le Bihan, Arnaud Campéon, and Claude Martin

11 Portugal

Alexandra Lopes and Rute Lemos

12 United Kingdom

Alison Alsbury and Matt Morris

13 Canada

Lillian Hung and Yong Zhao

14 United States of America

Waqar Ahmad, Alfred Boakye, and Jennifer Craft Morgan

15 Latin America and the Caribbean

Pablo Villalobos-Dintrans, Patricia Morsh, Natalia Aranco, and Déborah Oliveira

16 Australia

Sue Jaffer, Nicholas Morris, and Irene Blackberry

17 Long-Term Care for Older Adults - a vision for the future

Irene Blackberry, Sue Jaffer, Nicholas Morris, and Virginija Poškute

Über Autor(innen)

Irene Blackberry PhD is a Professor, John Richards Chair in Rural Ageing Research and Director of the Australian Institute of Primary Care and Ageing at La Trobe University. She is an internationally recognised leader in health services research, ageing, implementation science and care economy reform.

Nicholas Morris has over 45 years’ experience advising on care policy. As Deputy Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) in the UK, he pioneered the use of microsimulation analysis of health, tax and benefit systems, and was co-author of the influential book “Reform of Social Security”. At London Economics he advised on the development of GP fundholders, NHS trusts, the relocation of UK hospitals and rural health services. He also served as Governor of the UK charity “Research into Ageing”, and has advised governments in Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, China and SE Asia on numerous aspects of public investment.

Virginija Poškute is an economist and social policy analyst at ISM University of Management and Economics in Vilnius. She has been a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley and a Fulbright researcher at the University of Virginia. Virginija has extensive international experience with UNDP, CEPS/INSTEAD, and Leuven University, and has consulted for the World Bank, UN agencies, the European Commission, OECD, and the Lithuanian Government. Her research focuses on social policy, welfare economics, and competitiveness.