Articles

Ageing in Austria: Demographic Change and the Future Demand for Long-Term Care

Austria’s ageing population will reshape demand for long-term care while changing the workforce, family networks and communities available to provide it. This article examines how demographic change affects Pflegegeld, home...

Federal and Provincial Responsibilities in Austrian Long-Term Care

Austria’s long-term care system distributes responsibility across the federal government, nine Länder, municipalities, social insurance institutions and service providers. This article examines how national entitlements such as Pflegegeld connect with...

The Pflegegeld Explained: Austria’s Long-Term Care Allowance and What It Means in Practice

Austria’s Pflegegeld gives people with continuing care needs a nationally structured cash entitlement across seven levels, but the allowance is only one part of the care people actually receive. This...

How Austria Funds Long-Term Care: Cash Benefits, Public Spending and Household Responsibility

Austria finances long-term care through a layered mix of federal cash benefits, provincial and municipal service funding, the Pflegefonds, personal income, household spending and unpaid family care. This article examines...

Austria’s Long-Term Care System: Structure, Funding and the Role of the Pflegegeld

Austria’s long-term care system combines a national cash-benefit entitlement with provincial and municipal responsibility for much of formal service delivery. This article examines how Pflegegeld, home and community services, residential...