A Qualitative Study on Use of Welfare Technology in the Long-term Care Service Provision

In response to the increasing care demand of older adults and their families, the construction of the long-term care (LTC) security system has been widely recognized by the government, society and families. This article discusses the socio-demographic background, current situation, achievements and issues of this system. The LTC security system in China has achieved considerable progress in enriched service provision and expanded social insurance system pilot programs. However, the issues of unbalanced service provision and the explorative design of the insurance system still need to be resolved. Our recommendations for the development of the LTC security system include comprehensively reviewing the integrated care service system in terms of placing “old adults at the center,” addressing the long-standing divisions between urban and rural areas in service provision and insurance design, advancing research and discussion concerning pilot experiences and improving the unified evaluation and financial planning systems.

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Long-term Care Service Policy and Welfare Technology in South Korea : How Does Long-term Care Insurance Restrict the Quasi-Market for Welfare Technology?

Korea Social Policy Review ◽

10.17000/kspr.25.1.201803.287 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 287-320

Author(s):

김수완 ◽

Jonghyug Choi

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Care Service ◽

Term Care ◽

Long Term Care Insurance ◽

Service Policy ◽

Welfare Technology

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A qualitative study on the quality of long-term care services perceived by care service managers: concept, barriers, and evaluation

Korean Journal of Gerontological Social Welfare ◽

10.21194/kjgsw..53.201109.27 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol null (53) ◽

pp. 27-48

Author(s):

이지영 ◽

Mi Jin Lee

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Care Service ◽

Term Care ◽

Care Services ◽

Service Managers

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Views from Below: Inspectors’ Coping with Hybrid Accountabilities

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ◽

10.1177/0002716220956587 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 691 (1) ◽

pp. 138-152

Author(s):

Tanja Klenk

Keyword(s):

Service Provision ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Care Service ◽

Term Care ◽

Institutional Settings ◽

Regulatory Culture ◽

Care Regulation

Regulation of long-term care service provision is a case of hybrid accountabilities. How do inspectors who are responsible for the implementation of regulations handle the uncertainties arising from hybrid accountabilities? While the prevailing scholarly consensus is that hybridity creates tensions that have a negative impact on the quality of regulation, this article shows that different accountabilities can reinforce each other. However, situations in which inspectors can develop a positive stance toward hybridity and integrate competing logics are rare. Hybrid professionalism among inspectors requires training, education, and resources as well as a joint regulatory culture with inspectees—preconditions that are hardly present in recent institutional settings of long-term care regulation.

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