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Ministry of Health Long Term Care Inspection Reports

As people get older, it becomes more likely that they will need day-to-day help with activities such as washing and dressing, or help with household activities such as cleaning and cooking. This type of support (along with some types of medical care) is what is called long-term care.

Demand for long-term care is expected to rise, thanks in part to ageing populations and increasing prevalence of long-term conditions such as dementia.

The OECD has been at the forefront of analysis on long-term care since 2005, reviewing and providing best practices on LTC key issues.

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COVID-19 in long-term care

Across OECD countries, older people and their care workers have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. With 93% of COVID-19 deaths being among those older than 60, the pandemic has put the spotlight on the long-term care (LTC) sector.

As countries have taken a number of measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the sector, the OECD's new working paper looks at the progress made and highlights the lessons emerging from the crisis.

  • Read the working paper COVID-19 in LTC: impact, policy responses and challenges (October 21, 2021)
  • Check the agenda for the OECD's workshopThe Future Of Care And The Caregiving Workforce: Lessons and Insights From The COVID-19 Experience (October 21, 2021)
  • Read the presentation COVID-19 and long-term care systems: perspectives from France, Italy and Portugal, and an overview of OECD responses (July 2021 webinar)

Implementing long-term care reforms

TheELS Ageing and Long-term care team of the OECD and theDG REFORM of the European Commission are cooperating in providing technical support to countries that want to reform the long-term care systems.

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Improving home care for older people in Croatia

The Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy of Croatia requested technical assistance from the European Commission and the OECD to support the reform process and develop non-institutional forms of elderly care, particularly in older people's homes and in local communities.
The project assessed the demands of older people in need of care, the characteristics and care provided by informal carers as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the current home care benefit and service provision.
As part of the project, the OECD designed and carried out a survey and focus group discussions to gain a better understanding of the availability of formal and informal care provision across the country. The OECD also analysed best practices in EU countries to support informal carers and provided a recommendation report to implement home care reforms for older people.
The project ended on March 2021 and a dissemination event was organised on March 26, 2021 with key national stakeholders and experts.
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Strengthening long-term care for older people in Lithuania


The Ministry of Health of Lithuania has requested technical assistance from the European Commission and the OECD to support the reform process on care for older people, particularly home-based and community-based care.
The ongoing project aims to analyse the current provision and funding mechanisms of long-term care services. The OECD is also reviewing best practices in EU countries and providing policy recommendations.
As part of the project, the OECD is carrying out a survey and focus group discussions, and also discussing pathways to reforms at key stakeholder consultations and during a workshop.

Data on long-term care

Access our latest data from OECD Health Statistics in the dataset Long-term care resources and utilisation:

  • Long-term care workers (formal sector)
  • Beds in nursing and residential care facilities
  • Long-term care recipients

Publications

  • The latest Health at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators contains a chapter onAgeing and Long-term Care (Chapter 10) (November 2021)
  • Pricing long-term care for older persons, WHO Centre for Health Development (‎Kobe, Japan)‎, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Barber, Sarah L, van Gool, Kees, Wise, Sarah. et al., August 2021‎. Access Country case studies and policy briefs, Interviews with authors, and all background material.
  • Spending on Long-term Care, Brief (November 2020)
  • Workforce and safety in long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic, Policy Brief (June 2020)
  • Who Cares? Attracting and Retaining Care Workers for the Elderly (June 2020)
  • Assessing the Comparability of Long-Term Care Spending Estimates under the Joint Health Accounts Questionnaire, Technical Paper (May 2020)
  • The effectiveness of social protection for long-term care in old age, OECD Health Working Paper No. 117 (April 2020)
  • Promoting Healthy Ageing - Background report for 2019 G20 Japanese Presidency and Booklet (October 2019)
  • Care Needed: Improving the Lives of People with Dementia (2018)
  • Preventing Ageing Unequally (2017)
  • Measuring social protection for long-term care, OECD Health Working Paper No. 93 (2017)
  • Addressing Dementia: the OECD Response (2015)
  • A Good Life in Old Age? Monitoring and Improving Quality in Long-Term Care (2013)
  • Help Wanted? Providing and Paying for Long-Term Care (2011)

Further reading

  • Health Spending Projections to 2030 - New results based on a revised OECD methodology (2019)
  • Health Reform: Meeting the Challenge of Ageing and Multiple Morbidities (2011)
  • Long-term Care for Older People (2005)
  • Long-term Care for Older People: OECD study (2001-2004)
  • G7 Health Ministerial meetings

Contact us

  • Ms. Ana Llena-Nozal: ana.llena-nozal@oecd.org

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Ministry of Health Long Term Care Inspection Reports

Source: https://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/long-term-care.htm