Evidence-Based Policy Making in Labor Economics by Hamermesh Daniel S.;Nottmeyer Olga K.;Nottmeyer Olga;King Sarah;King Sarah;King Sarah;

Author:Hamermesh, Daniel S.;Nottmeyer, Olga K.;Nottmeyer, Olga;King, Sarah;King, Sarah;King, Sarah;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

KEY FINDINGS

PROS

Portable old-age allowances empower the elderly and thus may help improve the quality of long-term care services.

Many elderly residents in long-term care institutions receive regular visits from family, who can be enlisted to help monitor service quality.

Ombuds systems and adult guardianship could also be implemented more widely to monitor institutional long-term care services.

New forms of nursing home architecture with individual homes for each resident offer more independence and could improve the quality of care and living standards.

CONS

The excess demand for nursing home residence is likely to worsen because of shortages of skilled nurses rather than because of any difficulties caused by regulatory requirements.

Excess demand keeps prices high while offering little incentive to improve the quality of services offered.

Portable allowances, if provided as cash benefits, may be appropriated by relatives of the elderly.

New forms of nursing home architecture with individual living arrangements for each resident can be very expensive.

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