Abstract
The population aging, together with the shrinking caring potential of families, is a major challenge for social policy in the coming years. This study identifies the factors that determine not only the use of long-term care (LTC) but also the selection of individual types of such care in Poland. Using unique data collected from inpatient LTC facilities in Poland and the Survey on Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) database, we estimate logistic regressions. Our results suggest that social inequalities play a role in choosing the type of LTC. Better educated people choose private institutions, while people without social networks use more often social residential homes. The impact of multimorbidity on choosing different types of inpatient facilities is limited, thus the number of ADL limitations remains a better indicator of long term care utilization. The differences in LTC selection determinants between women and men are noticeable.
Presenters
Małgorzata WrotekStudent, PhD student, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences , Mazowieckie, Poland Malgorzata Kalbarczyk-Steclik
University of Warsaw, Poland
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Economic and Demographic Perspectives on Aging
KEYWORDS
LONG-TERM CARE, NURSING HOMES, RESIDENTIAL HOMES, PRIVATE CARE, ANDERSEN'S MODEL
