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Assisted-living for older people in Israel
— market control or government regulation? | | Author(s) | Israel Doron, Ernie Lightman |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 23, part 6, November 2003 |
| Pages | pp 779-796 |
| Keywords | Sheltered housing ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Registration eg homes, nursing homes ; Policy ; Israel. |
| Annotation | This paper examines whether formal legal regulation is the optimal policy to protect the needs and rights of frail residents, while respecting the legitimate interests of others, such as operators and owners. It presents the case for and against direct legal regulation (as in institutions), and suggests that no overall a priori assessment is possible. The analysis is based on the case of Israel, where proposed regulations for assisted living have been introduced but not implemented. After a brief history of assisted living in Israel - its recent dramatic growth and why this occurred - the paper concludes that formal direct regulation is not the best route to follow, but that the better course would be to develop totally new "combined" regulatory legislation. This would define the rights of residents and encourage self-regulation alongside minimal and measured mechanisms of deterrence. Such an approach could promote the continued development of the assisted living industry in Israel and elsewhere, while guaranteeing that the rights, needs and dignity of older residents are protected. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031120210 A |
| Classmark | KLA: KW: LHB: Q3: QAD: 7H6 |
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