Articles

Help at Home in Greece: The Role and Future of Home-Based Support

Greece’s Help at Home programme provides free municipal support to older people and people with disabilities who cannot fully manage everyday life independently. This article examines how the programme operates,...

Family Care in Greece: Informal Carers, Changing Households and the Limits of the Traditional Care Model

Family care remains central to long-term support in Greece, with relatives providing much of the practical, personal and emotional assistance that enables older people to remain at home. This article...

How Long-Term Care Is Funded in Greece: Public Spending, Household Costs and the Funding Challenge

Greece finances long-term care through a fragmented mix of state and municipal programmes, social protection, statutory health insurance, household payments and extensive unpaid family care. This article examines what that...

Ageing in Greece: Demographic Change and the Growing Demand for Long-Term Care

Greece is ageing rapidly while its working-age population is shrinking, changing the balance between older people, families, formal services and the workforce available to provide care. This article examines how...

Understanding Greece’s Social Care and Long-Term Care System: Structure, Responsibilities and Reform

Greece is reshaping long-term care as rapid population ageing exposes the limits of a system still heavily dependent on families and uneven local provision. This article explains how national ministries,...