Search Results - subject:"informal care"

Cash or care? Insights from the German long-term care system

Kesternich, Iris; Romahn, André; Van Biesebroeck, Johannes - 2025

and a cash benefit, which can be used for anything, including informal care. The optimal level of the cash benefit de …- pends on substitution between formal and informal care options, the cost of public funds, and distributional considerations …

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Cash or Care? Insights from the German Long-Term Care System

Kesternich, Iris; Romahn, André; Biesebroeck, Johannes Van - 2025

and a cash benefit, which can be used for anything, including informal care. The optimal level of the cash benefit depends … on substitution between formal and informal care options, the cost of public funds, and distributional considerations. To …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015419030

The rise of person-centered care: Effects of single-room nursing home quotas on long-term care

Herr, Annika; Lückemann, Maximilian; Reichert, Arndt R. - 2025

This study examines the implications of the rising person-centered care model on the long-term care market, specifically focusing on the promotion of higher single-room occupancy in nursing homes. We exploit the staggered implementation of a state-level policy that requires nursing homes to meet...

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Welfare effects of social care policies

Van de Ven, Justin; Bronka, Patryk; Richiardi, Matteo - 2025

One challenge presented by population aging is how to adjust public support for social care in a way that achieves desired quality of life outcomes without compromising budget sustainability. This study uses best-practice methods of economic analysis to explore projections for care and related...

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