Long-term Care in Denmark
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Long-term Care in Denmark. / Gørtz, Mette; Christensen, Bent Jesper; Gupta, Nabanita Datta.
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T1 - Long-term Care in Denmark
AU - Gørtz, Mette
AU - Christensen, Bent Jesper
AU - Gupta, Nabanita Datta
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The population is aging in Denmark, as in many other countries, due to increasing life expectancyand a low total fertility rate. This potentially puts the Danish welfare state under pressure. Thispaper discusses the demographic and socioeconomic situation of the elderly in Denmark,focusing on the health status and financial situation of the elderly, and the provision of long-termcare (LTC). We rely on a combination of survey data, mainly from the Survey of Health andRetirement in Europe (SHARE), and high-quality register data covering the entire Danishpopulation. We find that a large fraction of the elderly is in good health, but that those in the olderage group, 85+, face considerably more functional limitations in daily living. One in three of theelderly receives some form of long-term care, and more than half the 85+ group. The paperfurther identifies a number of current challenges regarding organization of the long-term caresector, including recruitment of personnel for health care and LTC. Finally, the paper sheds lighton the extent of informal care provided by family and friends. While informal care is offeredvoluntarily and is generally unpaid, it represents a substantial opportunity cost to society.
AB - The population is aging in Denmark, as in many other countries, due to increasing life expectancyand a low total fertility rate. This potentially puts the Danish welfare state under pressure. Thispaper discusses the demographic and socioeconomic situation of the elderly in Denmark,focusing on the health status and financial situation of the elderly, and the provision of long-termcare (LTC). We rely on a combination of survey data, mainly from the Survey of Health andRetirement in Europe (SHARE), and high-quality register data covering the entire Danishpopulation. We find that a large fraction of the elderly is in good health, but that those in the olderage group, 85+, face considerably more functional limitations in daily living. One in three of theelderly receives some form of long-term care, and more than half the 85+ group. The paperfurther identifies a number of current challenges regarding organization of the long-term caresector, including recruitment of personnel for health care and LTC. Finally, the paper sheds lighton the extent of informal care provided by family and friends. While informal care is offeredvoluntarily and is generally unpaid, it represents a substantial opportunity cost to society.
UR - https://www.nber.org/papers/w31889
U2 - 10.3386/w31889
DO - 10.3386/w31889
M3 - Working paper
VL - 31889
BT - Long-term Care in Denmark
PB - National Bureau of Economic Research
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