LTCcovid Country Profile – Printable Version
1.00. Brief overview of the Long-Term Care system
The main players in the provision of formal LTC are: the national government, 119 local governments and 110 municipalities. In 2015, the 15-state financed social care institutions provided LTC social services for 5,353 clients; 86 local government and other organization social care centres provided LTC social services for 6,134 clients. Additionally, there were 83 such institutions in the country provided by local government in 2010, and the number increased to 86 institutions by 2015 (Calite-Bordane, 2017).
References:
Calite-Bordane, D. (2017). ‘Latvia: Emerging policy developments in long-term care’. Retrieved from: CEQUA Latvia Country report
Update for: Latvia Last updated: February 16th, 2022
1.03. Long-term care financing arrangements and coverage
Public LTC expenditure in Latvia was estimated to represent 0.4% of Gross Domestic Product (source: European Commission: The 2018 Ageing Report). The availability of unpaid carers is considered during assessment for formal provision of home care, consequently, home care is provided mostly for people living alone who have no help from family or close neighbours (Calite-Bordane, 2017).
References:
Calite-Bordane, D. (2017). ‘Latvia: Emerging policy developments in long-term care’. Retrieved from: CEQUA Latvia Country report
Update for: Latvia Last updated: February 16th, 2022
1.11. Role of unpaid carers and policies to support them
Informal care is common in Latvia. Some services for people with LTC needs, which may also benefit carers, are provided by municipalities (e.g. homecare, meals on wheals etc). The Law on Social Services and Assistance indicates that local government has to offer counselling, psychological support as well as training to family caregivers, in some circumstances they may also provide material support (EC, 2021s). Overall however, services for informal carers have been historically scarce and underdeveloped (Calite-Bordane, 2017).
References:
Calite-Bordane, D. (2017). ‘Latvia: Emerging policy developments in long-term care’. Retrieved from: CEQUA Latvia Country report
European Commission, EC (2021) 2021 Long-term care report. Trends, challenges and opportunities in an ageing society. Country profiles Vol. 2. Joint Report prepared by the Social Protection Committee (SPC) and the European Commission (DG EMPL)
Update for: Latvia Last updated: February 16th, 2022
2.01. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country (total population)
As of December 3, 2021, there have been 255,402 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lativa, and 4,232 deaths, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, corresponding to 222.56 attributed deaths per 100,000 population.
Update for: Latvia Last updated: December 6th, 2021 Contributors: Disha Patel |