This project addressed the multiple challenges at the interfaces between health systems and long-term care (LTC) to develop recommendations and solutions with improved outcomes in terms of quality of care from a patient’s perspective, effectiveness, efficiency and equity.

Against a backdrop of growing demand for long-term care, this project summarized existing evidence of cost-effectiveness of policies and interventions across a wide range of areas related to long-term care (e.g. informal care, integrated care, prevention and rehabilitation).

While previous research focused on tax avoidance, social benefit frauds and lacking cooperation, here the attention was placed on the assurance of decent working conditions, occupational safety and health, assessment of health-related risks, prevention measures and monitoring.

The project conducted comparative research on public attitudes to welfare, climate change and energy. While economic challenges threaten solidarity in European welfare states, climate change is likely to become the leading driver of geopolitical conflict.