Long-term Care in the European UnionOffice for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2008 - Long-term care of the sick - 16 pages |
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Affairs and Equal affordable long-term Austria Belgium citizens co-payments compared to 2004 countries Cyprus Czech Republic dependent developed Directorate-General for Employment elderly enable ensure universal access Equal Opportunities Estonia European Commission European Union expenditure facilities family carers family members Finland formal and informal France Germany health and social Health Insurers hospital increase individual informal carers institutional setting integrate LTC involving iStockphoto Latvia Lithuania long-term care insurers long-term care services long-term care systems long-term sustainability LTC funding LTC insurance LTC services LTC staff Luxembourg maximum self-sufficiency mix of public national authorities Netherlands nursing homes OECD out-patient palliative care pension policies Portugal professional programmes provide LTC public and private quality assurance range regional residential sector Slovakia Social Affairs social inclusion social insurance social security social services sources of finance Spain specialised SPL/Van Parys support for informal support to palliative sustainable mix Sweden tackling teams for support United Kingdom Zavar