A comparative study on the system of long-term care services from the perspective of the creation of the continuum of care

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530720
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Ochanomizu University
• Principal Investigator: HIRAOKA Koichi お茶の水女子大学, 大学院人間文化創成科学研究科, 教授 (10181140)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者ケア / 国際比較 / ケアの連続体 / アメリカ合衆国 / フランス / スウェーデン / イギリス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to analyze the changes in the system of long-term care services in USA, France, Sweden, Britain and Japan, specifically focusing on the transformation of traditional types of care facilities into supportive housing for the aged and the development of various programs for community care, from the perspective of the creation of the continuum of care. The results of the analysis indicated that the direction of policy changes in each country was considerably path dependent and unique, although commonalities among these countries were observed in terms of the introduction of integrating mechanisms and the measures for quality assurance, the development of supportive housing programs, and the influence of New Public Management.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学、社会政策学