Familism-Welfare Research of Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly in Spain
AUTHORS
Jordi Juiz,Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
Gómez Puerta,Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
ABSTRACT
Influenced by the concept of “Familism-welfare”, southern European countries represented by Spain have a strong atmosphere of familism, the socialization of welfare services is low, and long-term care services are mainly provided by female family members free of charge. Long-term care for the elderly in Spain has a series of clear service practices. There are strict regulations and standards from the promulgation of specific laws to the assessment of the needs of the caregivers and the provision of diversified services. At the same time, the “Familism-welfare” has been revised timely, not only to enrich the support means of informal family care but also to actively coordinate the “localization” supply resources of formal care. The experience of Spain can provide important enlightenment for Argentina. At first, establish a legal family support system to fully affirm the role and status of informal care subjects. Secondly, pay attention to the coordination between the public and private sectors to promote the multi-subject cooperation mechanism of “state, family and one person”.
KEYWORDS
Familism, Pension service, Spain, Familism-welfare
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