Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263444 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15228
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper investigates challenges of aging for long-term care. Our analysis proceeds in three steps. In the first step, we estimate the prospective care demand for 30 developed countries based on projected aging and disabilities among the elderly. In the second step, we outline challenges for care systems with respect to shortages of care workers, increasing skill requirements for care workers, barriers to universal and equitable access to care, and cost containment subject to adequate care quality. In the third step, we identify solutions for these challenges by comparing the care systems of Germany, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, and South Korea.
Subjects: 
long-term care insurance
population aging
care demand
ADL
IADL
JEL: 
J11
I18
I38
H51
H75
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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