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Drawing on research across a wide range of European countries, this book analyzes the key issues at stake in developing long-term care systems for older people in Europe with a focus on progression and improvement for policy and practice.

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PART I: INTRODUCTION Addressing Long-Term Care as a System; Jenny Billings, K.Leichsenring & L.Wagner The Emerging Identity of Long-Term Care Systems in Europe; H.Nies, K.Leichsenring & S.Mak PART II: OVERCOMING THE HEALTH-SOCIAL CARE DIVIDE AND THE FORMAL-INFORMAL CARE DIVIDE User Perspectives: Examining LTC Policies from the Standpoint of Older People in Need of Care and Informal Carers; M.Naiditch, J.Triantafillou, P.Di Santo, S.Carretero & E.Hirsch-Durrett Joint Working Between Health and Social Care; K.Allen, J.Glasby & R.Rodrigues Converging Methods to Link Social and Health Care Systems and Informal Care: Confronting Nordic and Mediterranean Approaches; J.Garcés, F.Ródenas & T.Hammar Integration as ´Boundary Redefinition Process´; P.Gobet & T.Emilsson PART III: INNOVATIVE CASES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LONG-TERM CARE IN EUROPE Prevention and Rehabilitation Within Long-Term Care: Applying a Comprehensive Perspective; S.Kümpers, A.Dieterich, G.Ruppe & L.Wagner The Quest for Quality in LTC; K.Leichsenring, H.Nies & R.van der Veen Making Sense of Differences: The Mixed Economy of Funding and Delivering Long-Term Care; R.Rodrigues & H.Nies The ´Care Gap´ and Migrant Carers; R.Bednarik, P.Di Santo & K.Leichsenring Volunteering in Long-Term Care for Older People: The Potential for Social Innovation; K.Repkova, K.Stiehr & B.Weigl The Role of Information Technology in LTC for Older People; J.Billings, S.Carretero, G.Kagialaris, T.Mastroyiannakis & S.Meriläinen-Porras Palliative Care Within Long-Term Care Systems: Beyond End of Life? L.Holdsworth & G.Ruppe PART IV: CONCLUSIONS Improving the Evidence Base; J.Billings Improving Policy and Practice in Long-Term Care; K.Leichsenring, J.Billings & H.Nies

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"Long-Term Care in Europe: Improving Policy and Practice represents a rich and very welcome contribution...It also represents a valuable review of a range of ´emerging practices´ that provide evidence for the sector´s dynamism cross-nationally." - Czech Sociological Review

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