Improving Long-Term Care in Croatia
The demand for help with daily activities - so-called long-term care - is set to increase in Croatia. The population is ageing at a faster rate than the EU average, and by 2050, about one-third of the population is projected to be aged 65 years and over. In addition, with one of the highest poverty...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2023
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Series: | OECD Health Policy Studies
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Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | The demand for help with daily activities - so-called long-term care - is set to increase in Croatia. The population is ageing at a faster rate than the EU average, and by 2050, about one-third of the population is projected to be aged 65 years and over. In addition, with one of the highest poverty rates among older people in EU countries, at 30%, most older people cannot afford long-term care without public support. However, the long-term care system is both fragmented, with multiple benefits and services across different providers, and underfunded with public expenditure among the lowest across EU countries. As a result, long-term care remains unaffordable for most people even after receiving public support, leading to gaps in access, inequities, and a strong reliance on relatives to provide the bulk of long-term care. This report suggests avenues to improve access and equity of long-term care and proposes policy recommendations to enhance the support for family carers |
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Physical Description: | 60 p. 21 x 28cm |
ISBN: | 9789264934047 9789264603356 9789264394490 |