What type of familialism is relevant for Lithuania? The case of elderly care
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In Lithuania, elderly care is still strongly reliant upon the informal sector, while recent efforts to develop a policy of de-familialism using welfare state arrangements have so far been very vague. This article uses the concept of familialism to assess whether the infrastructure of elderly care services and labor market measures developed in the country are adequate in the light of social-demographic changes taking place in the country and the expectations of the future elderly population (over 50 years old). Where the expectations reflect high levels of normative solidarity and preconditions for supported familialism, rapid emigration of young people, high employment among women, and the growing share of single-person households reflect the need to develop a dual-supported familialism–de-familialism policy model in the nearest future in order to meet elderly care needs.
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Nursing services in Lithuanian hospitals are underdeveloped, offering coverage for only a limited amount of days per year for a given individual.
“nursing services in the hospitals are also considered to be underdeveloped as it only offers coverage for a limited amount of days per year for given individual.”
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Several labour market and health sector related policy measures available for informal caregivers in Lithuania are minimalistic and insufficient.
“Even though several labor market as well as health sector related policy measures are available for informal caregivers in Lithuania, these measures can be described as minimalistic and insufficient (Žalimienė et al., 2020).”
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Respite and day care services for informal caregivers in Lithuania are only available in certain municipalities and cover only a very small part of the population.
“respite and day care services for informal caregivers are only available in certain municipalities and offer a coverage for only a very small part of the population (Žalimienė et al., 2020).”
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Psychological support services available for informal caregivers in Lithuania are limited.
“This explanation is more likely given that psychological support services available for informal caregivers in Lithuania are limited (Žalimienė et al., 2020).”
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- Authors
- Žalimienė, L., Blažienė, I., & Junevičienė, J.
- Affiliations
- Vilnius University (LT)
- Lithuanian Social Research Centre (LT)
- Corresponding author
- Žalimienė, Laimutė
- Venue
- Journal of Baltic Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2020-03-29
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 159-178
- ISSN
- 0007-4772 (ISSN-L)
- 0162-9778
- 1751-7877
- OpenAlex
- W3013934077
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 2.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Baltic Studies (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Keywords
- familism, elderly care, informal care, welfare state, women's employment, single-person households, Lithuania, care infrastructure
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