Long-term care insurance and unmet needs in China: perspectives of older adults and family members.

Jinbao Zhang, Wing Kit Chan, Bo Hu, Jinghua Gao

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Article in European journal of ageing, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jinbao ZhangCare and Outcomes Research Centre, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2354-9288

Wing Kit ChanCenter for Chinese Public Administration Research/School of Government, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3154-7143

Bo HuCare Policy and Evaluation Centre, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5256-505X

Jinghua GaoCollege of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. gaojinghua@cau.edu.cn.

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Abstract

With population aging, many countries have introduced long-term care insurance (LTCI) and provide home-based services for older adults. Grounded in the convoy of care framework, this study investigated the lived experiences of older recipients and their families, exploring how specific policy features relate to unmet care needs. Qualitative data were collected from 24 older recipients and their family members in Guangzhou, China. Findings revealed four LTCI policy mechanisms that alleviated unmet needs: (1) enrolling individuals to use formal care, (2) flexibility in choosing caregivers, (3) integrating home care agency nurses into care networks, and (4) providing training for caregivers. Yet, unmet needs were identified due to suboptimal policy features: the inadequacy of LTCI benefits, the lack of program information, and limited access to individualized care-related goods. To enhance care outcomes, policymakers could incorporate our findings into the development of LTCI programs.

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Care povertyCash-for-careHome- and community-based servicesOlder adultsWell-being

Identifiers

PMID42684527

DOI10.1007/s10433-026-00938-5

PMCPMC13538311

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