scholarly journals The Development of Long-Term Care in Post-Socialist Member States of the EU

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislawa Golinowska ◽  
Agnieszka Sowa
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Reliance on long-term care as a “new” social risk in national and EU law

2020 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 87-101
Author(s):  
Grega Strban ◽  
Sara Bagari
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
The Eu

There have always been people who cannot take care of their daily needs and are reliant on care. However, due to higher life expectancy and low birth rates, changes in lifestyle and increased mobility, reliance on long-term care is becoming a general risk in life. Therefore, it must be provided with social protection. In this respect, the criteria for shaping the (new) social risk of reliance on long-term care are also fulfilled. Although different benefits are already provided within different parts of the social security system, the paper discusses that the best option is to define reliance on long-term care as an independent social risk. Furthermore, we must ensure that providing long-term care will not turn out to be a double social risk. The issue has to be addressed at the national and at the EU level.

scholarly journals A European classification of services for long-term care—the EU-project eDESDE-LTC

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Germain Weber ◽  
Barbara Brehmer ◽  
Elisabeth Zeilinger ◽  
Luis Salvador-Carulla
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Eu Project ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals High impact of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, suggestion for monitoring in the EU/EEA, May 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kostas Danis ◽  
Laure Fonteneau ◽  
Scarlett Georges ◽  
Côme Daniau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Population Group ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Eu

Residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are a vulnerable population group. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths in LTCF residents represent 30–60% of all COVID-19 deaths in many European countries. This situation demands that countries implement local and national testing, infection prevention and control, and monitoring programmes for COVID-19 in LTCF in order to identify clusters early, decrease the spread within and between facilities and reduce the size and severity of outbreaks.

The EU and long-term care

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-99
Author(s):  
Eugenia Caracciolo di Torella ◽  
Annick Masselot
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Projecting Long-Term Care Expenditure in Four European Union Member States: The Influence of Demographic Scenarios

2007 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Costa-Font ◽  
Raphael Wittenberg ◽  
Concepció Patxot ◽  
Adelina Comas-Herrera ◽  
Cristiano Gori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Member States ◽  
European Union Member States

scholarly journals Antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities: results from the third point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (46) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Ricchizzi ◽  
Katrien Latour ◽  
Tommi Kärki ◽  
Rossella Buttazzi ◽  
Béatrice Jans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Antimicrobial Use ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infections ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Third ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
The Eu

Antimicrobials are commonly prescribed and contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). In 2010, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control initiated point prevalence surveys (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European LTCFs, performed by external contractors as the Healthcare-Associated infections in Long-Term care facilities (HALT) projects. Here, we investigated prevalence and characteristics of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial stewardship indicators in European LTCFs in 2016–17. Twenty-four European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia participated in the third PPS in European LTCFs. Overall, 4.9% (95% confidence interval: 4.8–5.1) of LTCF residents in the EU/EEA participating countries received at least one antimicrobial. The most commonly reported Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) groups were beta-lactam antibacterials/penicillins (J01C), other antibacterials (J01X) (e.g. glycopeptide antibacterials, polymyxins), quinolones (J01M), sulfonamides and trimethoprim (J01E), and other beta-lactams (J01D). Urinary tract infections and respiratory tract infections were the main indications for antimicrobial prescription. This PPS provides updated and detailed information on antimicrobial use in LTCFs across the EU/EEA that can be used to identify targets for future interventions, follow-up of these interventions and promote prudent use of antimicrobials in European LTCFs.

Old Age Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 428-451
Author(s):  
Slavina Spasova ◽  
Bart Vanhercke
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Member States ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Informal Carers ◽  
Access And Affordability ◽  
The Eu

The chapter analyses the main issues related to inequalities in access and affordability of long-term care (LTC) provision in the European Union (EU). It discusses the core challenge of access to LTC for the elderly to residential and home care services and the different models of institutionalization/deinstitutionalization. It also focuses on how LTC schemes have been ‘in the making’ in the EU, presenting the most important features of the reforms that have taken place in Member States’ LTC systems over the past 5 years. The EU as a region compared to the rest of the world leads the field in providing LTC services to its citizens. However, the authors show that significant inequalities exist between Member States and even within individual countries regarding expenditure on LTC and services and benefits provided, as well as in the situation of informal carers.

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