Long-Term Care Organization

The aim of this area of research is to identify the most valuable care models for older populations and their caregivers using empirical methods in Economics.

 

This research axis seeks to address various key issues in healthy aging policy, such as the challenges of providing medical and non-medical care at home, the quality of care in nursing homes and at home, addressing the unmet needs of physically frail older people, and so on.

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Some questions to guide this area of research

  • Is there a link between the seniority of caregiving staff and quality of care in nursing homes?
  • What are the preferences of French people regarding the organization of long-term care (type of assistance, frequency, format, quality)?
  • Which personal characteristics have the most impact on decision-making (socioeconomic status, behavioral or personal traits—such as level of altruism, propensity for forward-planning, etc.)?
  • Is there a consensus of preferences among caregivers and those receiving care?
  • Are the preferences of caregivers and older people the same in France as they are in other countries?
  • How willing are individuals to pay to stay at home or to enter a care facility?
  • What is the economic impact of informal caregiving?

 

Methodologies and data sources

We employ several methodologies and data sources to help answer these questions, including:

  • qualitative methods using data collected via semi-structured face-to-face interviews with older adults and caregivers to identify their main concerns regarding long-term care;
  • quantitative methods using data collected via a questionnaire transmitted in France and several other EU countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We are in the process of developing the Aging UP! survey, which will provide insights into the preferences of older adults and their caregivers;
  • data derived from a survey on French nursing homes conducted by the French Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (DREES);
  • data from the European Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe; and
  • data from clinical trials assessing different aspects of health.

 

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