Long-Term Care in Europe Improving Policy and Practice

Drawing on research across a wide range of European countries, this book analyzes the key issues at stake in developing long-term care systems for older people in Europe with a focus on progression and improvement for policy and practice.

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Long-Term Care in Europe Improving Policy and Practice

Edited by

Kai Leichsenring, Jenny Billings and Henk Nies

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Long-Term Care in Europe

The project ‘Health systems and long-term care for older people in Europe. Modelling the INTERfaces and LINKS between prevention and rehabilitation, quality and informal care’ was funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme (Grant agreement no. 223037)

10.1057/9781137032348 - Long-Term Care in Europe, Edited by Kai Leichsenring, Jenny Billings and Henk Nies

10.1057/9781137032348 - Long-Term Care in Europe, Edited by Kai Leichsenring, Jenny Billings and Henk Nies

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Long-Term Care in Europe Improving Policy and Practice

Kai Leichsenring European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Austria

Jenny Billings University of Kent, UK

and

Henk Nies Vilans, The Netherlands

10.1057/9781137032348 - Long-Term Care in Europe, Edited by Kai Leichsenring, Jenny Billings and Henk Nies

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