Quality Integrated Long-Term Care for Older People

Dear Colleagues,

Population ageing is a challenge that the world is currently facing, and thus, expanding access to and continuity of long-term care services has become a common international concern.

In recent years, the increase in chronic diseases, such as non-communicable diseases, has also increased the need for long-term care, so the provision of quality long-term care for older people is an issue that needs to be addressed. We need to consider quality assessment of long-term care, including the use of multiple services, home-based care, the presence of informal care, community involvement, person-centered decision-making and integration of all relevant services.

Long-term care depends on national policies, including social security, and on the economic, social and cultural contexts. There is a need for continuous and seamless long-term care systems, complementing home and community-based services with residential (institutional) care options, integration with health and social care services and primary care, and improved person-centered skills for complex care such as advanced dementia. It is also expected to be accelerated by improving digital literacy and the use of technology (development of assistive devices and techniques) and ICT to maintain independence.

This Special Issue seeks contributions on a range of findings related to LTC resources and access, quality of life of users and carers, integration between different services, dementia care, and ICT use, in order to increase our knowledge and evidence on quality integrated LTC.

We hope that the manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue, addressing LTC for older people from different countries, will contribute to improving quality LTC for older people.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Tomoko Kodama
Guest Editor

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• integrated care
• long-term care
• older people
• person-centered care
• quality of life
• caregivers
• care for the people with dementia
• information and communication technology