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Shared Housing Arrangements in Germany—An Equitable Alternative to Long Term Care Services beyond Homes and Institutions?

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  • Lorraine Frisina Doetter

    (Global Dynamics of Social Policy, CRC 1342, Project A04 & The Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, Department of Health, Long Term Care, and Pensions at the University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany)

  • Achim Schmid

    (Global Dynamics of Social Policy, CRC 1342, Project A04 & The Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, Department of Health, Long Term Care, and Pensions at the University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany)

Abstract

Given the saliency of socio-demographic pressures, the highly restrictive definition of “need for care” characterizing the German long-term care system at its foundations in 1994 has since been subject to various expansionary reforms. This has translated into greater interest in innovative care models that provide more choice and flexibility to beneficiaries. One such model is ‘shared housing arrangements’ (“ambulant betreute Wohngemeinschaften”), where a small group of people rent private rooms, while sharing a common space, domestic support, and nursing care. Using interview and secondary data, this study examines the potential for such arrangements to provide an equitable alternative to care that is accessible to a larger population of beneficiaries than presently seen in Germany.

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  • Lorraine Frisina Doetter & Achim Schmid, 2018. "Shared Housing Arrangements in Germany—An Equitable Alternative to Long Term Care Services beyond Homes and Institutions?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-13, February.
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