Israel's Caregiving Legislation

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Population: 6 million Caregiving demographics: At the end of 2000, the number of people age 65 and over represented 10% of Israel's total population. Most primary caregivers are women (66%). About 40% of primary caregivers are spouses. About 50% of primary caregivers are adult children, most of them are married with families of their own. Primary caregivers invest between 20-45 hours a week in the actual provision of care. The above information was taken from J. Brodsky & B. Morginstin "Balance of Familial and State Responsibility for the Elderly and Their Caregivers in Israel" in V.M. Lechner & M.B. Neal (eds.) Work and Caring for the Elderly: International Perspective (Philadelphia PA: Brunner/Mazel, 1999) 68-831; and I. Doron & G. Linchiz "Ageing and Labor in Israel: Law and Elder Care" (2002) 9Labor, Society and Law197-228 [in Hebrew].
Israel’s Caregiving Legislation [To view details of each bill, click the titles below.]
· The Nursing Insurance Act of 1996 (known also as Community Long-Term Care Insurance Act, which is part of the Israel Social Insurance Act) · The Workers’ Dismissal Compensation Act of 1963 · The Sick Leave (Absence Due to Parental Sickness) Act 1993 · Income Tax Act
Unmet needs/future legislative initiatives: Due to the current economic and security situation in Israel, there are no new initiatives in this field, and the challenge is to protect the existing legislation from being reduced or even abolished. Furthermore, within the labor union movement there is still very little awareness for the need to develop specific eldercare policies.
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