ABSTRACT Global population ageing trends and a rising life expectancy emphasise the significance of policies regarding long-term care services provided to severely disabled elders in various countries. This article focuses on the long-term care policy implemented in Israel and examines its different features and compatibility to client needs. It shows that Israel’s long-term care policy suffers from considerable faults, notably insufficient budgeting, poor quality caregivers, low number of local long-term care workers, and excessive reliance on foreign workers. The article then suggests ways to increase efficacy and improve public policy in long-term care.

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以色列的长期护理服务公共政策

摘要 全球人口老龄化趋势和预期寿命的增加强调了各国为重度残疾老年人提供长期护理服务的政策的重要性。本文重点介绍以色列实施的长期护理政策，并研究其不同的特点和对客户需求的兼容性。这表明以色列的长期护理政策存在相当大的缺陷，特别是预算不足、护理人员质量差、当地长期护理人员数量少以及过度依赖外国工人。然后，文章提出了提高长期护理效率和改进公共政策的方法。