Use of Health and Nursing Care by the Elderly. ENEPRI Research Report No. 2, 1 July 2004

摘要: If the hypothesis that people live longer and in better health is true, it could be expected changes of elderly have important consequences for further demand services, need long-term care also development expenditures. But other trends essential to determining extent structure In case care, there are effects concern institutional settings. Most recipients currently households their caregivers predominantly members family – especially daughters, daughters-in-law spouses. The increasing labour force participation women may affect future supply informal care-giving increase professional home care. all EU countries structures changing: proportion persons living with children has fallen. Projections on use require an analysis current situation each country a study determinants using both (especially influence health). This paper, produced as part ENEPRI AGIR project, presents results data collection analyses participated Belgium, France, Finland, Netherlands, Spain, UK Germany. Additionally, provided Denmark. Along analysing provided, DIW investigated relationships between utilisation, status age respectively at home, based European Community Household Panel (ECHP). Further, long-time series from OECD Health Data 2002 2003 used show utilisation services over time.