Long-Term Care in Europe

KERRY ALLEN University of Birmingham, UKRASTISLAV BEDNARIK The Institute for Labour and Family Research, SlovakiaSTEPHANIE CARRETERO University of Valencia, SpainANJA DIETERICH Diakonisches Werk der EKD e. V, GermanyPATRIZIA DI SANTO Studio Come Srl, ItalyELISABETH HIRSCH DURRETT Ecole d'études sociales et pédagogiques, SwitzerlandTHOMAS EMILSSON Forum for Knowledge and Common Development, Stockholm County Council, SwedenJORGE GARCÉS University of Valencia, SpainJON GLASBY University of Birmingham, UKPIERRE GOBET Ecole d'études sociales et pédagogiques, SwitzerlandTEIJA HAMMAR National Institute for Health and Welfare, FinlandLAURA HOLDSWORTH University of Kent, UKGEORGIOS KAGIALARIS CMT Prooptiki Ltd., GreeceJAN KLAVUS National Institute for Health and Welfare, FinlandSUSANNE KÜMPERS Social Science Research Centre Berlin, GermanySABINA MAK Vilans the NetherlandsTASOS MASTROYIANNAKIS CMT Prooptiki Ltd., GreeceMICHEL NAIDITCH Institut de Recherche et Documentation en Economie de la Santé, FranceKVETOSLAVA REPKOVA The Institute for Labour and Family Research, SlovakiaFRANCISCO RÓDENAS University of Valencia, SpainRICARDO RODRIGUES European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, AustriaGEORG RUPPE European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, AustriaKARIN STIEHR Institut für Soziale Infrastruktur, GermanyJUDY TRIANTAFILLOU CMT Prooptiki Ltd., GreeceROELF VAN DER VEEN Vilans, the NetherlandsLIS WAGNERUniversity of Southern Denmark, DenmarkBARBARA WEIGL Social Science Research Centre Berlin, Germany

"Long-Term Care in Europe: Improving Policy and Practice represents a rich and very welcome contribution...It also represents a valuable review of a range of 'emerging practices' that provide evidence for the sector's dynamism cross-nationally." - Czech Sociological Review

• PART I: INTRODUCTION Addressing Long-Term Care as a System; Jenny Billings, K.Leichsenring & L.Wagner The Emerging Identity of Long-Term Care Systems in Europe; H.Nies, K.Leichsenring & S.Mak PART II: OVERCOMING THE HEALTH-SOCIAL CARE DIVIDE AND THE FORMAL-INFORMAL CARE DIVIDE User Perspectives: Examining LTC Policies from the Standpoint of Older People in Need of Care and Informal Carers; M.Naiditch, J.Triantafillou, P.Di Santo, S.Carretero & E.Hirsch-Durrett Joint Working Between Health and Social Care; K.Allen, J.Glasby & R.Rodrigues Converging Methods to Link Social and Health Care Systems and Informal Care: Confronting Nordic and Mediterranean Approaches; J.Garcés, F.Ródenas & T.Hammar Integration as 'Boundary Redefinition Process'; P.Gobet & T.Emilsson PART III: INNOVATIVE CASES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LONG-TERM CARE IN EUROPE Prevention and Rehabilitation Within Long-Term Care: Applying a Comprehensive Perspective; S.Kümpers, A.Dieterich, G.Ruppe & L.Wagner The Quest for Quality in LTC; K.Leichsenring, H.Nies & R.van der Veen Making Sense of Differences: The Mixed Economy of Funding and Delivering Long-Term Care; R.Rodrigues & H.Nies The 'Care Gap' and Migrant Carers; R.Bednarik, P.Di Santo & K.Leichsenring Volunteering in Long-Term Care for Older People: The Potential for Social Innovation; K.Repkova, K.Stiehr & B.Weigl The Role of Information Technology in LTC for Older People; J.Billings, S.Carretero, G.Kagialaris, T.Mastroyiannakis & S.Meriläinen-Porras Palliative Care Within Long-Term Care Systems: Beyond End of Life? L.Holdsworth & G.Ruppe PART IV: CONCLUSIONS Improving the Evidence Base; J.Billings Improving Policy and Practice in Long-Term Care; K.Leichsenring, J.Billings & H.Nies