In China, the population is rapidly ageing and the capacity of the system that cares for older
people is increasingly a concern. In this Review, we provide a profile of the long-term care …

Background Quality of life (QoL) outcomes are used to monitor quality of care for older adults
accessing aged care services, yet it remains unclear which QoL instruments best meet older …

Background The quality of life of older people is significantly affected by the way in which
long-term care (LTC) is provided. This presents a challenge to governments to find ways to …

This study investigates the characteristics of Chinese older people receiving home and
community care and the factors associated with the sources of payment for care services …

The pace of health care quality improvement in the United States has been slow. After 2
decades of efforts relying largely on quality measurement and performance-linked payment …

This article examines the regulation–participation nexus in social care services. Participatory
forms of social care regulation have been expanding over the past 20 years, but the …

In this article, we provide an overview of the current long‐term care (LTC) landscape across
low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs), based on an analysis and synthesis of literature …

Aim To determine the predictors of physical function (PF) decline among nursing home
residents using items from the Long‐term care Information system For Evidence (LIFE), a …

Currently, residents living in nursing homes and their caring relationships are being placed
more centrally in the care experience. Experienced quality of care is influenced by the …

When contracting out services to private actors, public authorities must be able to ensure
that the quality of services provided is satisfactory. Therefore, it is important to formulate …