scholarly journals Livelihood Recovery and Social Security after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Housing, medical and long-term care, and employment in the coastal areas of Iwate Prefecture

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 2_76-2_81
Author(s):  
Mariko HIROSE
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Iwate Prefecture

Long-term care systems as social security: the case of Chile

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 1018-1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Villalobos Dintrans
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Systems

scholarly journals Disaster Preparedness Among Older Japanese Adults With Long-Term Care Needs and Their Family Caregivers

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoko Wakui ◽  
Emily M. Agree ◽  
Tami Saito ◽  
Ichiro Kai
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Community Support ◽  
The United States ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Term Care

AbstractObjectiveIn the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, as in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the United States, older individuals were at the greatest risk of mortality. Much concern has been raised about developing plans to reduce these risks, but little information has been provided about preparedness, and the key role played by caregivers has been largely unexplored. The aims of this study were thus to examine the preparedness of family caregivers of older adults with long-term care needs and to identify the characteristics of older adults and their caregivers that are associated with poor preparedness and greater concern about disasters.MethodsShortly after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the second wave of the Fukui Longitudinal Caregiver Study was administered to the family caregivers of older Japanese individuals with long-term care needs. The sample included 952 caregivers from 17 municipalities in Fukui prefecture. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify the factors associated with self-assessed preparedness, evacuation planning, and caregivers’ concerns about preparedness.ResultsThe majority (75%) of the caregivers had no concrete plans for evacuation in an emergency, and those caring for persons with dementia were 36% less likely to have any plan. In multivariate models, caregivers who were more experienced and wealthier and who reported more family and community support were more likely to feel well prepared. Caregivers with poor health or limited financial resources or who were responsible for older persons with mobility difficulties reported higher levels of anxiety about their disaster preparedness.ConclusionsThis study indicates that most caregivers are ill prepared to respond in emergencies and that caregiver resources, community support, and the needs of older care recipients influence both preparedness and concern about disasters. Education for caregivers and the development of community support programs could provide important sources of assistance to this vulnerable group. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:31–38)

scholarly journals Long term care and social security in india

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshani goel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Compulsory Insurance

Long term care spending has highest growth in various functions via health expenditures and types of services available and is expected to grow with coming years. A significant share is given by government or compulsory insurance schemes for long term care. LTC spending is the first policy issue for OECD countries. The paper upholds the analysis made by OECD countries for extending country coverage and improving methodology for future developments in LTC and health. In addition, the paper will also project the expenditure and scope for LTC in BRIICS (Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa) countries. The paper will differentiate between health and LTC expenditure and demographic and non- demographic drivers for each study.

scholarly journals ‘Community Care: Agenda for Action’

1989 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 538-541 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Psychiatric Problems

The Department of Health and Social Security has designated eight services as ‘National Demonstration Services in Psychiatric Rehabilitation’. The aim of this was to identify services which would exemplify good practice in psychiatric rehabilitation and long-term care. In preparing his report Sir Roy Griffiths met with representatives from these services. It was felt appropriate that the National Demonstration Services should comment on the recommendations in so far as they are likely to affect those with long-term psychiatric problems.

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