Ulrike Famira-Mühlberger - Care regimes and their relevance for projecting long-term care needs and impacts on caregivers

• Presenting author: Ulrike Famira-Mühlberger (WIFO (Austrian Institute of Economic Research))

• Authors: Ulrike Famira-Mühlberger, Thomas Leoni

• Session: C02C - Stakeholder Meeting on Care Policy - JPI WellCARE Project - (Session open to the public) - Wednesday 11:00-12:30 - Senate Hall

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In this contribution we examine the different care systems of Austria, Spain and England and the extent to which institutions and policies influence the size and composition of caregiving groups in society, particularly concerning the mix between formal and informal care. Based on the comparative literature of long-term care regimes we identify common as well as country-specific vulnerabilities of national care systems and the potential implications for their adaption to changing demographic and socio-economic conditions.