Securing solidarity between generations: inter-generational cohesion in the face of demographic change, with particular focus on individual and familial factors and their relation to societal development ; preparatory expertise for the International Plan of Action on Ageing 2002
Empfohlene Zitierung / Suggested Citation: Tesch-Römer, C., Motel-Klingebiel, A., & Kondratowitz, H.-J. v. (2000). Securing solidarity between generations: intergenerational cohesion in the face of demographic change, with particular focus on individual and familial factors and their relation to societal development ; preparatory expertise for the International Plan of Action on Ageing 2002. (DZA Diskussionspapiere, 34). Berlin: Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168ssoar-370082
Long-term care--an inter- and intragenerational decision model.
Two observations make it worthwhile to understand how family decisions are made concerning care for an elderly parent. First, we see, over the last generation, a trend from having children care for an elderly parent to having the elderly parent live alone or live in an institution such as a nursing home. Second, more and more governments are concerned by the rising costs of public assistance programs especially designed to pay for the elderly and disabled elderly. This is partly due to the rising costs in institutionalized care; therefore, more and more elderly — including the wealthy — cannot afford to pay or have spent down their wealth, and become dependent on welfare. In Germany, two thirds of all disabled persons (receiving long-term care) living in nursing homes receive services (or payments) after an income test.1
The Process of Caretaker Selection
The genealogy is widely recognized as a valuable tool in the study of nonindustrial societies. Its value in the study of industrial societies is often overlooked. This article demonstrates the utility of the genealogy in helping to understand the meaning of kinship resources to the elderly in two ethnic groups in greater Boston.