Care Technologies for Ageing Societies: An International Comparison

Half-title\nCare Technologies for Ageing Societies: An International Comparison\nCopyright information\nDedication\nTable of Contents\nPreface\nList of figures, tables and boxes\nNotes on contributors\nAcknowledgements\nONE Care technologies for ageing societies: setting the scene\n	Key concepts\n		Care\n		Technology\n		Sustainability\n	Countries for comparison\n	Structure of this volume\n	Note\n	References\nTWO Technology and adult social care in England\n	Social care: policy, debates and evidence in England\n		The structure of social care\n	Social care and technology: policy and practice in England\n		Technology and care policy: funding, delivery, eligibility and key principles\n	Use of technologies in social care practice\n		Telecare and telehealth\n		Digital technology beyond telecare\n		ICT infrastructure and data\n		Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic\n	Recent research evidence on the use of technology in English social care\n	Conclusion\n	Note\n	References\nTHREE Technology to support ageing in place in Australia\n	Social care: policy, debates and evidence in Australia\n		Levels of support pre- and post 2013\n		Home Care Packages\n		Home Care Package data\n		Evaluation of the reforms to date\n	Technology and care policy and practice in Australia\n		Defining technologies\n	Recent research evidence on technology and ageing in place in Australia\n		The Older Adults’ Use of Technology to Successfully Age in Place Project\n		Study 1. Using technology to age in place: perspectives of older adults (Lovarini et al, 2019a)\n		Study 2. Older adults and digital technologies (Lovarini et al, 2019b)\n		Study 3. Technology interventions used by allied health professionals to support ageing in place: a scoping review (Borilovic et al, 2019)\n	The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of co-design\n	Conclusion\n	Acknowledgements\n	Notes\n	References\nFOUR The role of assistive technologies in home care delivery in Germany: between vision and reality\n	Social care: policy, debates and evidence\n		Approach to and structure of social care\n		Social care: key statistics\n			Population ageing\n			Numbers of older adults receiving social care\n			Expenditure for long-term care\n			Level of met/unmet need\n			Structure of social care workforce\n			Role of unpaid carers\n	Social care and technology: policy and practice\n		Principles\n		Policy\n			The ‘demographic change’ strategy\n			The German ‘High-Tech Strategy 2025’\n			Germany’s ‘Digital Strategy’\n		Practice\n			Long-term care insurance/healthcare insurance\n			Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau\n			Digital Provision and LTC Modernisation Act\n	Summary of recent research evidence\n	Conclusion\n	Notes\n	References\nFIVE Technology and care in Canada\n	Social care: policy, debates and evidence\n		Structure of social care\n		Funding\n		Eligibility\n		The role of family and friend carers\n	Social care: key statistics\n	Social care and technology: research, practice and policy\n		Technology and care policy and practice\n			1: Care management and coordination\n			2: Smart homes\n			3: Tracking\n			4: Communications technologies\n		Summary of recent research evidence\n	Conclusion\n	References\nSIX Designing a future in longevity societies: integrating long-term care and technology-based services in Japan\n	Long-term care in Japan: policy, debates and evidence\n		Long-term care insurance in Japan\n		Policy challenges\n			Population ageing and the demand for long-term care\n		Changing family norms and structures\n		Shortage of care workers\n		Economic issues\n	Integrating technology and long-term care in an ageing society\n		Policy initiatives in introducing technology to long-term care\n			Technology funded by long-term care insurance\n			Care robots\n			Data and data analytics\n	Recent research evidence on the use of technologies in long-term care\n		Technology and residential care\n			Robotics and residential care\n		Older people’s views of technology and care\n	Conclusion\n	References\nSEVEN Care technologies for ageing societies: key lessons\n	Brief summary of key points from each country\n	Divergence and convergence\n	Recommendations\n		Policy makers and practitioners\n		Researchers: academics and developers\n	Note\n	References\nIndex