Abstract
The study deals with the deinstitutionalization of long-term care for elderly people in Latvia. The aim of this study is to identify the risks that elderly people, discharged from long-term care institutions, are likely to face. The research method of this case study is document analysis and a semi-structured interview. The research shows that some mismatch between the declared political aims and the current situation which was clarified through interviews exists. The identified risks have been grouped, analysed, conclusions drawn are provided in the paper.
Highlights
One of the biggest welfare policy challenges in the 21st century is population ageing and a rising demand for social care services
The respondents wanted to know: Will elderly people be able to choose their new place of living? What will happen to those who need care in a long-term care institution? What are the main principles of developing social services in the homes of clients? How will the improvement and availability of social services in the local community be achieved? How will the infrastructure be improved? How will those who need long-term institutional care re-admitted to an institution?
Elderly people are not the priority carrying out the deinstitutionalization process initiated by the Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia, it focuses on children and persons with disability
Summary
One of the biggest welfare policy challenges in the 21st century is population ageing and a rising demand for social care services. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the world’s population has been rapidly ageing (WHO, 2015). Ageing is accompanied by a rising demand for social care services. The WHO encourages to resolve this problem by implementing new policy – active ageing – in the social welfare system (WHO, 2002) and deinstitutionalization of care (WHO, 2014a). That means that elderly people make up about 20% of the population of the Baltic States
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