Dependent Persons in Spain: estimation of the number and costs for their care

This research tries to assess the dependents and Long Term Care costs for next years in Spain. To do this, it has been taken account data from the Survey on Disabilities, Impairments and Health Status and population forecasts estimated by INE, the legal rules passed between 2006 and 2008, and som...

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Main Author: Irene Albarran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Chile 2016-04-01
Series:Estudios de Economía
Online Access:https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/40223
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spelling doaj-5987e5f057c8401ba45bbbd4de6290e32020-11-24T21:44:57ZengUniversidad de ChileEstudios de Economía0304-27580718-52862016-04-0136212716340223Dependent Persons in Spain: estimation of the number and costs for their careIrene AlbarranThis research tries to assess the dependents and Long Term Care costs for next years in Spain. To do this, it has been taken account data from the Survey on Disabilities, Impairments and Health Status and population forecasts estimated by INE, the legal rules passed between 2006 and 2008, and some former studies about individual costs of long term care. The key point in this study is the concept of cost per point of scale. Once calculated, forecasts till 2050 have been estimated. Finally, the results have been compared with those included in the Long Term Care Act.https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/40223
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Dependent Persons in Spain: estimation of the number and costs for their care
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title Dependent Persons in Spain: estimation of the number and costs for their care
title_short Dependent Persons in Spain: estimation of the number and costs for their care
title_full Dependent Persons in Spain: estimation of the number and costs for their care
title_fullStr Dependent Persons in Spain: estimation of the number and costs for their care
title_full_unstemmed Dependent Persons in Spain: estimation of the number and costs for their care
title_sort dependent persons in spain: estimation of the number and costs for their care
publisher Universidad de Chile
series Estudios de Economía
issn 0304-2758
0718-5286
publishDate 2016-04-01
description This research tries to assess the dependents and Long Term Care costs for next years in Spain. To do this, it has been taken account data from the Survey on Disabilities, Impairments and Health Status and population forecasts estimated by INE, the legal rules passed between 2006 and 2008, and some former studies about individual costs of long term care. The key point in this study is the concept of cost per point of scale. Once calculated, forecasts till 2050 have been estimated. Finally, the results have been compared with those included in the Long Term Care Act.
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