This report was prepared in the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS). It was drafted by the long care team. Ana Llena-Nozal led the team and co‑ordinated the project and the publication. Satoshi Araki, Jacek Barszczewski, Karolin Killmeier and Ana Llena-Nozal authored the various chapters of the publication.
The authors would like to thank the country delegates and experts who provided responses to the questionnaire. The report also benefited from the very helpful comments received by delegates from the OECD Health Committee meeting. The OECD team acknowledges contributions from the European Commission’s Directorate‑General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL). We are very grateful to Francesca Colombo, Head of the Health Division, for supervising the preparation of this report and providing useful comments on various drafts. We also thank Stefano Scarpetta and Mark Pearson, Director and Deputy Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD for their guidance and extensive comments on various versions of the report. We also thank Erika Kobayashi, Shohei Okamoto and Atsuhiro Yamada for their contributions and guidance on the Japanese Ageing and Health Dynamics Study (JAHEAD, Wave 9).
This document was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the OECD Member States or the European Union.