Research on the Costs of Long-Term Care for Older People -- Current and Emerging Issues

Citation

Bowes A (2007) Research on the Costs of Long-Term Care for Older People -- Current and Emerging Issues. Social Policy and Society, 6 (3), pp. 447-459. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746407003752

Abstract
This review explores debates concerning the costs of long-term care for older people, and aims to give an overview of the recent and current research agenda in this area, referring primarily to work published 2000–2006. The focus of much work is on the identification of costs, their distribution and the contexts of policy and delivery of services in which these operate. Live debates concern future costs, their control and related issues of social justice and equity.

Keywords
; Old age homes Great Britain; Quality of life Great Britain; Older people Care

Journal
Social Policy and Society: Volume 6, Issue 3

People

Professor Alison Bowes

Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences