Long-term care

Sistema Nacional de Cuidados

Submitted by rruggia on Fri, 10/01/2021 - 07:37

Al Sistema Nacional de Cuidados le competen:

  • Aumentar la cobertura y elevar la calidad de los servicios de cuidado para la primera infancia, que estimulen el desarrollo de niños y niñas, faciliten su acceso a la educación y brinden a los hogares una alternativa corresponsable de cuidados.

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uruguay
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Long-term care
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Transforming Long-Term Care Pain Management in North America: The Policy-Clinical Interface | Request PDF

Submitted by rruggia on Wed, 09/15/2021 - 12:59

Authors:

  • Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, University of Regina
  • Gregory Marchildon, University of Toronto
  • Perry G Fine, University of Utah
  • Keela Herr, University of Iowa
  • Howard A. Palley, University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Sharon Kaasalainen, McMaster University
  • Francois Beland, Université de Montréal
     

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United States
canada
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Long-term care

Cuidados en América Latina y el Caribe en tiempos de COVID-19: hacia sistemas integrales para fortalecer la respuesta y la recuperación

Submitted by rruggia on Wed, 09/15/2021 - 11:48

La construcción de sistemas integrales de cuidados es un factor fundamental para el logro del empoderamiento de las mujeres y la igualdad de género, y un elemento clave para la recuperación socioeconómica al convertirse en un generador directo e indirecto de empleo y un facilitador de que otros sectores de la economía funcionen adecuadamente.

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latin america
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Long-term care
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Growing old in Europe: two new reports shed light on long-term care and pensions across the EU

Submitted by pmassetti on Mon, 06/14/2021 - 16:01

European Commission (14.06.2021) On 14 June 2021, the Council of the EU endorsed the key conclusions of the 2021 reports on long-term care and on pension adequacy, that illustrate the situation of older people in the EU. The two reports analyse the situation of older people in the EU, looking into whether Europeans can maintain decent living standards in retirement, how many older people need support in their daily activities and whether they can access and afford the help they need. 

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european union
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Germany: More digitalisation in nursing

Submitted by mmarquez on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 17:58

German Government (20.01.2021) Thanks to the Act for the Digital Modernisation of Care and Nursing on January 20th, 2021, midwives and other healthcare professionals will in future be able to offer telemedicine services, and will be paid for these. In addition, it is to become easier to use e-prescriptions, even internationally. Besides this, a brief patient file is to be created, meaning that patients will be able to share important information with their doctors even if they are in another EU member state.

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germany
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Health
Employment
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Germany: Act for the Digital Modernisation of Care and Nursing

Submitted by mmarquez on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 17:14

German Government (20.01.2021) The importance of digitalisation in the health system and the need to make better use of the potentials offered by digitalisation has become particularly evident during the pandemic. In the future, it is to be possible to include digital applications, such as fall prevention apps or memory training apps, in regular nursing care. In the future, it will be possible to link digital applications with the electronic patient file. To this end, on Wednesday the Cabinet approved a bill; the draft Act for the Digital Modernisation of Care and Nursing.

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germany
Global challenges
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Health
Long-term care
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Research Projects on COVID-19 and Long-Term Care – Resources to support community and institutional Long-Term Care responses to COVID-19

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 12/18/2020 - 12:00

ltccovid.org - 2020 "If you're doing research on COVID-19 & Long-Term Care it may be useful to see what others are doing! Here's a searchable international database of projects (a bit UK biased, but hopefully we'll get information from more projects in other countries soon!) "

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Joint Report on Health Care and Long-Term Care Systems and Fiscal Sustainability – Country Documents 2019 Update | European Commission

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 10/13/2020 - 16:19

This volume describes the health care and long-term care systems of all EU Member States on a country basis and presents the related policy challenges.

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european union
Global challenges
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Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services: Policy brief

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 15:14

who.int (24.07.2020) The COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities. In many countries, evidence shows that more than 40% of COVID-19 related deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities, with figures being as high as 80% in some high-income countries. Concerted action is needed to mitigate the impact across all aspects of long-term care, including home- and community-based care, given that most users and providers of care are those who are vulnerable to severe COVID-19.

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Long-term care

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