Mitchell Wiener? Senior Specialist for Social Care at World Bank? said that the proportion The role of people over 70 and 80 who need care is growing globally. creating long-term care systems is growing? too. The Belarussian constitution states that families should care for their older relatives? and only seniors without relatives have the right to public support? a situation which creates difficulties for families and has a significant impact on the job market.
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Population ageing and long-term forecasts have become the it’s time to prepare for the black friday campaign methodological foundation for the assessment of potential costs for a long-term care system in Belarus. The authors of the model took into account the number of financially dependent individuals? the proportion of those who had received care at hospitals? benefits for those who receive care at home? age and gender demographics? per capita costs for care at home and at hospitals? as the conference focuses on preventive well as the proportion of social benefits in terms of GDP. The forecasts used data from Belstat and local social care bodies.
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Calculations? the number of people who need care will grow it atb directory is from about 590?000 today to 700?000 by 2039? and their share of the total population will also grow. Today? about 30% of those in need get care provided by the state? and in the coming years this number may reach 39%.
Experts form the World Bank have calculated that the cost of long-term care programmes was 0.6% of GDP in Belarus in 2018? and in the coming years it may grow to 0.85% or even higher
For further steps? the experts will need feedback from the government in order to improve the quality of data? clarify the estimated impact of economic changes on the situation? and the death and mean age rates.