TY - JOUR

T1 - Eldercare in transition(S)

T2 - The special case of russia

AU - Grigoryeva, Irina

AU - Sidorenko, Alexandre

N1 - Policy Press 2018 Print ISSN 2397-8821 • Online ISSN 2397-883X

PY - 2019/2

Y1 - 2019/2

N2 - This article reviews the organisation and delivery of social services for older persons in the Russian Federation – the major post-communist transitional economy. At the outset, we outline the basic demographic and epidemiological characteristics of population ageing in Russia; we focus on those characteristics that determine or influence the formation of needs for social services for older persons. The main content of the article is devoted to the evolution of policy in the field of social services for older citizens of Russia. The article concludes with a brief outline of future perspectives in addressing the social care needs in the country.

AB - This article reviews the organisation and delivery of social services for older persons in the Russian Federation – the major post-communist transitional economy. At the outset, we outline the basic demographic and epidemiological characteristics of population ageing in Russia; we focus on those characteristics that determine or influence the formation of needs for social services for older persons. The main content of the article is devoted to the evolution of policy in the field of social services for older citizens of Russia. The article concludes with a brief outline of future perspectives in addressing the social care needs in the country.

KW - transition • social services • older persons

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078793194&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1332/239788218X15411704353873

DO - 10.1332/239788218X15411704353873

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85078793194

VL - 3

SP - 59

EP - 73

JO - International Journal of Care and Caring

JF - International Journal of Care and Caring

SN - 2397-8821

IS - 1

ER -