Adelina Comas-Herrera is an assistant professorial research fellow at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre of the London School of Economics and Political Science, and does research on economic and policy aspects of the care, treatment and support of people with dementia, and long-term care financing. She is the director of the new Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, a platform to support cross-national learning on how to improve and strengthen long-term care systems. She is co-lead of the Strengthening Responses to Dementia in Developing Countries (STRiDE) project, a multi-national research project funded by the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund. In addition, she was co-author of the 2016 and 2019 editions of the World Alzheimer Report. She has extensive experience in developing simulation models of the future resources required to address long-term care needs and needs arising from dementia.
This is the central item of issue 23 (May 2024) of the European Public Mosaic (EPuM) devoted to social rights and their key challenges:
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00:00 EPuM interview with Adelina Comas-Herrera
00:14 The sustainability of the European Pillar of Social Rights faces increasing pressure from ageing populations. Are current care systems prepared for this new scenario?
01:08 There are major inequalities in long-term care regarding access to services for users and working conditions for carers. How can we address these imbalances?
03:14 Is there a way for other social policies, such as health or pensions, to collaborate with and support long-term care policies?
05:30 You have argued that the COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on both social care users and care providers around the world. What can we learn from this experience?
08:16 What are the main barriers for more deinstitutionalized long-term care systems?
10:28 How can emerging technologies help us address the present challenges of long-term care?
12:48 Looking ahead, how do you anticipate long-term care policies evolving to meet the needs of ageing populations?