Download or read book Supporting Family Carers of Older People in Europe The National Background Report for Portugal written by Liliana Sousa and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2007 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the field of ageing there is a wide range of services available for the elderly, but hardly any direct support for caring family carers. Nevertheless, the majority of care for the elderly is provided by family members, especially women (wives and daughters). As a result, caring for the elderly often brings additional costs for the family. This publication presents the legal status and social situation of family carers in Portugal, explains the range of services available for the elderly and their family carers and points out some challenges for the future developments.
Download or read book Supporting Family Carers of Older People in Europe written by Simona Hvalic Touzery and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2007 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of care services for older people in Slovenia with emphasis on family care. There are numerous services intended for old people in the country, some more, others less accessible and developed, yet almost no support is given to family carers, who still provide the bulk of care to elderly. Recent socio-political developments in the country give hope that the situation and the position of family carers will improve to better.
Download or read book Family Carers of Older People in Europe written by Giovanni Lamura and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2008 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "his book presents the main results of the European research project EUROFAMCARE. It provides an overview of the current situation of family carers of older people in six European countries in relation to the availability, use and acceptability of support services. The presented findings aim at aiding policy and decision-makers to understand the critical importance of family carers now and in the coming decades to improve their situation and to encourage them in their invaluable work of caring.
Download or read book Supporting Family Carers of Older People in Europe The National Background Report for Malta written by Joseph Troisi and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2005 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Malta has an extensive formal care provision. In the field of ageing there is a wide range of services available for the elderly and for their carers aimed at improving the quality of life of the elderly while maintaining them in their own homes, community and environment. However, the majority of care for the elderly is still provided by the family members. This publication is the first nation-wide report concerning the state of family members taking care of older relatives in the Maltese Islands. It investigates the socio-economic conditions of these carers while analysing their changing role and status, their needs and problems resulting from the various changes which Maltese society and family are passing through. "
Download or read book Future Elderly Living Conditions in Europe written by Joëlle Gaymu and published by INED. This book was released on 2008 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In FELICIE, the focus is on the health of the elderly, and on the resources at their disposal to cope with the severe impairments liable to affect their quality of life. Not only personal resources - economic well-being and educational attainment - but also the potential support of close kin, i.e. their partner, of course, and their children, if available. This leads to the more specific question of care. One major conclusion of the FELICIE study is that the disabled older adults of the future will fare better, on average, than those of today, both on a personal level, thanks to higher levels of education, and on a social level, thanks to the more frequent presence of their spouse and, at least potentially, their children. The conclusions are based on the experience of nine countries across Europe (north: Finland, Netherlands; west: Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom; south: Italy, Portugal; east: Czech Republic). In terms of both demographic and social indicators, the participating countries are fairly representative of their region."--Publisher.
Download or read book Future Eldelry Living Conditions in Europe written by and published by INED. This book was released on with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Supporting Family Carers of Older People in Europe The Pan European Background Report written by Elizabeth Mestheneos and published by Siglo del Hombre Editores. This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All over Europe family carers provide the vast majority of care for dependent older people. Are they recognised, socially and politically protected and supported? This report reflects the issue of family care in 23 European countries based on National Background Reports written in 2004 as part of the EU-funded project EUROFAMCARE. It provides a comparative overview of the wide range of formal care systems and services for their support, as well as highlighting examples of interesting, innovative or good practice. Key topics have been selected, ranging from the legal status and responsibilities of family carers to the work of caring, concluding with the main policy implications for the future of family care.
Download or read book Supporting Family Carers of Older People in Europe written by Piotr Bledowski and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no extensive formal care provision or system supporting family carers in Poland. The cohabiting family plays a major role in organizing support for the elderly. Nevertheless, the family carers are not perceived as natural partners for both medical and social services. As a result, caring for the elderly often brings additional costs for the family and restrictions to work and income. This book presents the legal status and social situation of family carers in Poland, explains the range of services available and the possibilities to use help adapted specially for this group.
Download or read book Supporting Family Carers of Older People in Europe written by Iva Holmerová and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following publication offers an outline of a situation of family caregivers just before the significant changes brought about by the new legislation on social services will have occurred. That the timing is right since the publication proves that the situation of family caregivers must be substantially changed and improved. If there are any doubts regarding necessity of the new law on social services, this publication will belong to the ones that will help to overcome such presumptions.
Download or read book Active Ageing and Demographic Change written by Siniša Zrinščak and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although demographic change has been a widely discussed topic for decades, its scope, social impact and related policy responses leave us with many unresolved social issues. Demographic change is a reality for all European societies but the ways in which it is taking place differ from country to country. Active ageing both as a concept and policy response to the demographic ageing of populations has been widely debated, researched and utilised, informing both policy and practice, and providing a common narrative framework to ageing. However, there continues to be a lack of clarity around the precise meaning of ‘active ageing’. This book explores the way in which social work is critically engaging with the theme of active ageing, in light of, or maybe as a reaction to, the policy responses witnessed within the context of large-scale and rapid demographic change. This book was originally published as a special issue of the European Journal of Social Work.
Download or read book Family Care of Older People in Europe written by Ian Philp and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing appropriate responses to an ageing population is recognized by policy makers throughout the developed world as a top priority, as is the vital contribution made by family caregivers. However, cultural, demographic and organizational differences between countries have encouraged diverse patterns of response to this common challenge. This book provides a systematic cross-cultural analysis of contemporary patterns and future trends in all major countries of the European Union. Additional interest is provided by including Poland emerging from the post- Communist block as the country at the forefront for joining the European Union. The book should be useful to European policy makers and academies involved in studying the health and social care needs of older people and the capacity, contribution and needs of family caregivers who provide care to older people. The book is also relevant for policy makers and researchers in other countries, mostly in North America and Australia who wish to study European approaches to supporting older people and family caregivers.
Download or read book Family Care of Dependent Older People in the European Community written by Hannelore Jani-Le Bris and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In all countries of the European Community most care and support for older people is provided by their family members, particularly spouses and daughters. This report...documents the characteristics of this care, the problems experienced and help received by the carers. It considers what can, and should, be done - by professional carers, voluntary organisations, social partners and the authorities at local, national, and European level..."--[P. 4] of cover.
Download or read book Supporting Family Carers of Older People in Europe written by Hanneli Döhner and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Care Across Europe written by Nadine Genet and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every person over the age of 65 in today's European Union there are four people of working age but by 2050 there will only be two. Demand for long-term care of which home care forms a significant part will inevitably increase in the decades to come. Despite the importance of the issue however up-to-date and comparative information on home care in Europe is lacking. This book attempts to fill some of that gap by examining current European policy on home care services and strategies. Home care in Europe probes a wide range of topics including the links between social services and health-care.
Download or read book Health at a Glance Europe 2020 State of Health in the EU Cycle written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2020 edition of Health at a Glance: Europe focuses on the impact of the COVID‐19 crisis. Chapter 1 provides an initial assessment of the resilience of European health systems to the COVID-19 pandemic and their ability to contain and respond to the worst pandemic in the past century.
Download or read book Social Exclusion in Later Life written by Kieran Walsh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on interdisciplinary, cross-national perspectives, this open access book contributes to the development of a coherent scientific discourse on social exclusion of older people. The book considers five domains of exclusion (services; economic; social relations; civic and socio-cultural; and community and spatial domains), with three chapters dedicated to analysing different dimensions of each exclusion domain. The book also examines the interrelationships between different forms of exclusion, and how outcomes and processes of different kinds of exclusion can be related to one another. In doing so, major cross-cutting themes, such as rights and identity, inclusive service infrastructures, and displacement of marginalised older adult groups, are considered. Finally, in a series of chapters written by international policy stakeholders and policy researchers, the book analyses key policies relevant to social exclusion and older people, including debates linked to sustainable development, EU policy and social rights, welfare and pensions systems, and planning and development. The book’s approach helps to illuminate the comprehensive multidimensionality of social exclusion, and provides insight into the relative nature of disadvantage in later life. With 77 contributors working across 28 nations, the book presents a forward-looking research agenda for social exclusion amongst older people, and will be an important resource for students, researchers and policy stakeholders working on ageing.
Download or read book Ageing in Europe Supporting Policies for an Inclusive Society written by Axel Börsch-Supan and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHARE is an international survey designed to answer the societal challenges that face us due to rapid population ageing. How do we Europeans age? How will we do economically, socially and healthwise? How are these domains interrelated? The authors of this multidisciplinary book have taken a further big step towards answering these questions based on the recent SHARE data in order to support policies for an inclusive society.
