This paper examines the impact of China's public long-term care insurance (LTCI) pilots on
the well-being of older adults and their families. Using panel data from the Chinese …

Background populations are considered to have an 'unmet need'when they could benefit
from, but do not get, the necessary support. Policy efforts to achieve equitable access to long …

Background Most older adults wish to remain in their homes and communities as they age.
Despite this widespread preference, disparities in health outcomes and access to healthcare …

This article introduces the concept of care poverty, defined as inadequate coverage of care
needs resulting from an interplay between individual and societal factors, and examines its …

This open access book turns the research attention of social policy scholars and long-term
care researchers from comparative descriptions of care systems, focusing mostly on …

This article studies rural-urban disparities in unmet long-term care (LTC) needs in China.
Firstly, it investigates the prevalence of unmet LTC needs for three populations which differ …

Background: The disruption in healthcare provision due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced
many non-urgent medical treatments and appointments to be postponed or denied, which is …

Background: Long-term care (LTC) needs for the elderly have become increasingly crucial
policy concerns in rapidly aging Asia, especially in China, the most populous nation …

At the end of 2006, a new System for Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Assistance for
Persons in a Situation of Dependency (SAAD) was established in Spain through the …

This article aims to investigate the impact of using 2 measures of socio‐economic status on
the analysis of how informal care and home care use are distributed among older people …