Providing support to older people with disabilities will increasingly challenge care systems in all countries. Accurately gauging the unmet need is a first step in response. Disability is commonly measured by documenting people's capacity to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and...

This paper examines the relationship between immigration enforcement and institutionalization rates of the elderly. Exploiting the staggered implementation of the Secure Communities (SC) immigration enforcement program across U.S. counties from 2008 through 2014, we show that SC led to a 0.26...

In this study, we study disability among older people (aged 60 or older) using the 2016 Viet Nam National Disability Survey. We find that 31% and 12% of older people are living with low and high disabilities, respectively. These rates are remarkably higher than the disability rate identified by...

We estimate a dynamic structural model of labor supply, retirement, and informal care supply, incorporating labor market frictions and the German tax and benefit system. We find that in the absence of Germany's public long-term insurance scheme, informal elderly care has adverse and persistent...

We examine the implementation of digital time tracking in home care services in Swedish municipalities. Our study combines original survey data with external measures of quality and costs, allowing us to examine both the perceived and estimated effects of time tracking. According to the...

This paper presents an overlapping generations model in which old generations require specific services from young generations due to idiosyncratic shocks. An example of such services is elderly care. The model shows that a two-money system in which fiat money for such services is separated from...

This study analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on informal elderly care provision and mental health conditions among potential informal caregivers. The results suggest that the increased cumulative COVID-19 cases per thousand people decreased the probability of providing informal care...

We estimate a dynamic structural model of labor supply, retirement, and informal care supply, incorporating labor market frictions and the German tax and benefit system. We find that in the absence of Germany's public long-term insurance scheme, informal elderly care has adverse and persistent...

We revisit the universality of the "caregiving daughter effect", which holds that daughters tend to provide more care to their older parents than sons. Based on rich European data, we document evidence of such an effect in countries with large gender disparities in employment rates, where having...

Der Personalbedarf in der stationären und ambulanten Pflege steigt deutlich schneller als die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen in Pflege und Gesundheitsberufen. Gleichzeitig gelten die Arbeitsbedingungen sowohl in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung wie auch innerhalb der Pflegebranche als wenig attraktiv....

Der Personalbedarf in der stationären und ambulanten Pflege steigt deutlich schneller als die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen in Pflege und Gesundheitsberufen. Gleichzeitig gelten die Arbeitsbedingungen sowohl in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung wie auch innerhalb der Pflegebranche als wenig attraktiv....

We revisit the universality of the “caregiving daughter effect”, which holds that daughters tend to provide more care to their older parents than sons. Based on rich European data, we document evidence of such an effect in countries with large gender disparities in employment rates, where...

We estimate a dynamic structural model of labor supply, retirement, and informal care supply, incorporating labor market frictions and the German tax and benefit system. We find that in the absence of Germany's public long-term insurance scheme, informal elderly care has adverse and persistent...

Neben der stationären und ambulanten Pflege hat sich die Live-In-Pflege mittlerweile zur dritten Säule des Altenpflegesystems entwickelt. In der von irregulärer Beschäftigung dominierten Branche sind die Arbeitsbedingungen von überlangen Arbeitszeiten und unvergüteten Bereitschaftsdiensten...

We show that a Scottish policy reform, which introduced free formal personal home care for those aged 65 and above, reduced the probability and the hours of receiving informal personal care. Moreover, we find that the group of individuals that most benefited from the policy introduction, i.e....

In the home-care services industry, caregivers drive to visit patients scattered in a district and deliver various care services at the patient's home. We use a unique data set, with a standard panel structure, recording the hours of service and the exact number of miles traveled by each...

Balancing caregiving duties and work can be both financially and emotionally burdensome, especially when care is provided to a spouse at home. This paper documents that financial respite for caregivers can influence individuals' early retirement decisions. We examine the effect of a reform...

Purpose This paper theoretically and empirically analyzes the effects of the elderly's physical health status on their need for care and the choice of care models in China. Design/methodology/approach Empirically, the estimation results of a large-sample randomized intervention trial with...

This study analyzes the relationship between the labor force participation of caregivers and the provision of informal in-home elderly care. In Japan, the national government regulates the market entry of nursing home suppliers, and accordingly intervenes in the supply side of the elderly care...

This paper investigates challenges of aging for long-term care. Our analysis proceeds in three steps. In the first step, we estimate the prospective care demand for 30 developed countries based on projected aging and disabilities among the elderly. In the second step, we outline challenges for...

This paper investigates challenges of aging for long-term care. Our analysis proceeds in three steps. In the first step, we estimate the prospective care demand for 30 developed countries based on projected aging and disabilities among the elderly. In the second step, we outline challenges for...

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust care work into the national spotlight, highlighting its essential role in our society alongside its low pay, challenging working conditions, and disproportionately female labor force. For the past several years, there has also been increased attention to the pay...

This country brief provides a snapshot of the introduction and the development of the turkish long-term care system. It contains a summary and systematic account of the legal beginnings, major reforms and current state of the long-term care system in the country. The report is part of the CRC...

Betriebliche Gestaltungspfade und Gestaltungspraktiken der Digitalisierung stehen im Fokus des Projekts "Digitalisierung und Arbeitsgestaltung in der Altenpflege", das vom Ministerium für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen gefördert wird. Die Digitalisierung ist im...

Neben der stationären und ambulanten Pflege hat sich die Live-In-Pflege mittlerweile zur dritten Säule des Altenpflegesystems entwickelt. In der von irregulärer Beschäftigung dominierten Branche sind die Arbeitsbedingungen von überlangen Arbeitszeiten und unvergüteten Bereitschaftsdiensten...

Using a Discrete Choice Experiment we estimate the relative value attached by workers on core job attributes identified by previous qualitative research on the Aged Care workforce in Australia: salary (hourly); work hours; training/skill development; staffing numbers; processes for managing...

The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (2021) highlighted the challenges in developing a sustainable financing system for Aged Care in Australia. The Report recommended additional funding both in the short term and longer term, to provide an adequate level of...

I show that the trend towards single households among older nonmarried women, the majority of whom were widows, has been ongoing only since 1940 and investigate the factors that fostered the rise in separate living quarters since mid-century by examining the impact of Old Age Assistance on...