Who Cares? Care coordination and cooperation to enhance quality in elderly care

1. Who Cares? Care coordination and cooperation to enhance quality in elderly care in the European Union Prof. Dr. Bernd Marin Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing Swedish Presidency of the EU 15-16 September 2009

2. Long-term care in the EU today • Long-term care: a late-comer in social protection systems • Diversity and common trends in the EU • Key policy challenges and good practices: • Better integration between health and long-term care • Improved access to care for dependent old-age people • Choice in publicly provided services • Long-term care workforce policies • Alzheimer diseases and other dementia • Quality of services, quality assessment/control/assurance • Instant JIT responsiveness, timeliness, delivery when needed • Ageing in place and grace: dignity, respect, TLC Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

3. Long-term care: a late-comer • “Young” subject • Arguably the social policy area where EU Member Countries differ the most • First steps as a differentiated policy field • Common challenges interest in good practices • Key issues for developing long-term care in the EU: • Enhanced coordination/integration of health and social care; • User-oriented approach. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

4. How many receive care in institutions? Share of older people receiving care in institutions (most recent date) Institutional care covers only a small percentage of older people 6.5% Source: Huber et al. (2009 forthcoming) Own calculations based on OECD, NOSOSCO , WHO, Eurostat and national sources. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

5. Home is where you’re cared for Share of older people receiving long-term care services at home (most recent date) Different approaches to care Source: Huber et al. (2009 forthcoming) Own calculations based on OECD, NOSOSCO , WHO, Eurostat and national sources. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

6. Providing more people with care Share of older people receiving care at home and in as institutional setting (most recent date) Publicly provided care at home: the key for wider access to care Source: Own calculations based on OECD, NOSOSCO , WHO, Eurostat and national sources. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

7. Differences in informal care giving Percentage of the population aged 15+ providing informal care to a co-resident relative aged 60+ (1999) Labour of love Intimacy at a distance Source: Huber et al. (2009, forthcoming) Own calculations based on Walker (1999). Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

8. Overburdened carers EUROBAROMETER (2007) In your opinion, do dependent older people rely too much on their relatives? Lack of care services… Providing care to co-residents… … explaining carers’ burden? Source: EUROBAROMETER (2007) Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

9. Mid-life challenges Providing care for older family members by country and age group Source: OECD (2005), EUROFAMCARE national reports. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

10. Reconciling work and care On an individual level: remains difficult On a policy level: can the Lisbon Strategy and support to carers co-exist? Employment status of main carers by country and domain Source: National sources, EUROFAMCARE national reports, Lamura et al. (2006). Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

11. How much and where are we spending? Public expenditure on long-term care and its distribution between home and institutional care (most recent date) Paradox: most people cared for at home... ... most public resources devoted to institutional care • Public resources: • A diverse picture • Modest amounts dedicated to care: EU15 spends 7.6% on health and 9.1% on old-age pensions alone Source: Huber et al. (2009, forthcoming) Own calculations based on OECD, NOSOSCO , Eurostat and national sources. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

12. Making sense of differences in expenditure Relation between expenditure on old-age institutional care and share of older people benefiting from it, 2007 Different private public mixes in expenditure Differences in quality Source: Huber et al. (2009 forthcoming) Own calculations based on OECD, NOSOSCO, Eurostat and national sources. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

13. How deep is the beneficiaries’ pocket? User’s fee for institutional care, in percentage of the APW net wage (2007*) Paying for institutional care (EU level): 51.2% of public resources devoted to 3.3% of 65+... ... yet, heavy private contributions still required. Source: Huber et al. (2009 forthcoming) Own calculations based on national sources. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

14. Trade-offs in benefit generosity Amounts of attendance allowances in percentage of net wage of APW and its beneficiaries (2007 or most recent date) Higher but targeted amounts “Generous”? Smaller portions of the pie Source: Huber et al. (2009, forthcoming). Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

15. The challenge of coordination and integration Overcoming barriers Short term Care Residential Care Day Care Nursing Home Care General Practitioner Hospital Other Services, Housing, etc. Home Help Health Care System differentiated, professionalised, hierarchical, funded, rights-based Social Care System local, less professionalised, badly funded, discretional Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

16. An example of good practice Skævinge (Denmark): The Health Centre ‘Bauneparken • 24-hour integrated health and social care Day Care Short term Care • Outcomes: • No waiting time • Room for specialized services • Reduced hospital stays • Below average use of resources Residential Care Nursing Home Care General Practitioner Hospital Other Services, Housing, etc. Home Help • How: • Person-centred • Single point of contact • Case management • Self-care and prevention Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

17. Accessing mainstream health • Dependent older people facing barriers in access • Major improvements should be possible in rehabilitation and mental health • Specialised research in health care for older people needed Low expectations Regulations Age discrimination Poverty Gaps in geriatrician’s training Mobility Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

18. Having a choice on care Pathways to increased consumer choice: • Empowering people with a budget • Opening the care market to private providers Challenges: • Limits in using informal carers • Ensuring “market thickness” • Concentration of providers What have we learned from care markets? Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

19. Long-term care workforce • Long-term care workers are crucial for quality • Care services as a “job machine” However: • Concerns remain over labour shortages • Informal markets of care • Can immigration fill the gap? Need for: • Increased skills • Better working and paying conditions Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

20. Alzheimer and other dementia Why Alzheimer and other dementia matter? Improved dementia assessment and care… … but tailored training of carers and improved early detection is still needed Prevalence of dementia in Europe, by age-groups (2005) Source: Alzheimer Europe (2006) based on Ferri et al. (2005). Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

21. Privacy in care home Where dignity of care and quality of living come together Percentage of people living in rooms (institutional care), by number of beds per room Percentage of people living in rooms (institutional care) by number of beds per room Source: National sources and OECD (2005) Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

22. Future ageing in the older age groups Current and projected share of the population aged 80+, 2006 and 2050 (selected countries) Huber et al. (2009) based on EurostatEUROPOP2008. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

23. Ageing and public expenditure in long-term care Ageing and public expenditure on long-term care, 2007 Source: Huber et al. (2009, forthcoming) Own calculations based on OECD, NOSOSCO , Eurostat and national sources. Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU

24. Trade-offs in benefit generosity Amounts of care allowances in percentage of net wage of APW and its beneficiaries (2007 or most recent date) Source: Huber et al. (2009, forthcoming). Conference on Healthy and Dignified Ageing – Swedish Presidency of the EU