Integrative Elderly Care Model as a Part of a Changing Long-Term Care and Welfare State in Slovakia
Integrative Elderly Care Model as a Part of a Changing Long-Term Care and Welfare State in Slovakia
Author(s): Jana Šolcová, Andrea Seberíni, Miroslava TokovskáSubject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Methodology and research technology, Applied Sociology, Family and social welfare, Human Ecology, Gerontology, Welfare services
Published by: Expert Projects Publishing
Keywords: welfare state; Slovakia; Integrative Care Model; elderly; elderly care;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to describe and discuss the key challenges of social and healthcare services in Slovakia, focusing on the Integrative Elderly Care Model as part of a changing welfare state. It also examines the opportunities and challenges related to the transformation of community-based social and healthcare services. The Slovak welfare state has undergone several revisions during the last decade; so too has the elderly care sector, which is a combination of public and non-government organisations. Elderly citizens, however, remain in a precarious situation. The trend toward marketisation and re-familiarisation of elderly care ‘go towards the EU average’, indicating an increase in public social expenditure directed towards aging.
Journal: Revista de Cercetare şi Intervenţie Socială
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 77
- Page Range: 149-161
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English