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 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 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

Quantification and classification of errors associated with hand-repackaging of medications in long-term care facilities in Germany

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Gerber ◽  
Ines Kohaupt ◽  
Karl W. Lauterbach ◽  
Guido Buescher ◽  
Stephanie Stock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Classification of long-term care wards and their functional characteristics: analysis of national hospital data in Japan

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayumi Igarashi ◽  
Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani ◽  
Kojiro Morita ◽  
Hiroki Matsui ◽  
Claudia K.Y. Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
National Hospital ◽  
Functional Characteristics ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Characteristics Analysis

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.

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