"1Dissertation Proposal FINANCING LONG-TERM CARE FOR THE ELDERLYby (Student)Dissertation ProposalProfessor InstitutionCity and State The Date 2Dissertation Proposal TABLE OF CONTENT1.0 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................. 31.1 A CASE FOR ENGLAND ........................................................................................................ 41.2 RESEARCH AIM AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................... 51.2.1 OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................ 52.0 INITIAL REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE ....................................................................... 52.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 52.2 The Context of Long- Term Care Financing Models ................................................................ 62.3 Long- term care for Elderly in Germany. .................................................................................. 62.4 Long-term Care in England ....................................................................................................... 82.5 Long- term Care Alignment for Efficiency and Affordability ................................................... 93.0 METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................................ 94.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 11 3Dissertation Proposal 1.0 BACKGROUNDThe rate at which the population proportion of the senior population is increasingaround the world is alarming which calls for greater attention to be placed on health caresystems (Phillips & Hawes, 2005). In Canada, for example, the population of the 65 yearsand older is projected to rise from 14.1 % of the entire population in 2010 to 20% by 2026(Statistics Canada, 2011). With this rise, there is an obvious observation that the financingto cater for the aging population will increase substantially. However, there is a concern asto model and policies to adopt and put in place respectively in order to ensure effectivenessin service delivery vis- a vis the elderly as at now and the future. This study will thereforebe a case study of the models of financing the elderly as well as an analysis of theeffectiveness of elderly financing policies in England. The study is therefore anopportunity to give effective and practical recommendations on the policy approaches tolong- term care financing. The impact of financing long-term care for the elderly affect mostly the government,and is imperative therefore to note that appropriate measures have to be taken to addressany shortcomings that may affect the provision of necessary services that would suit boththe consumers and the producers. Governments therefore have to review their financingpolicies as well as alternatives to institutional care as pointed out by Phillips & Hawes(2005). This would cater for the elderly in community settings which supports assistedliving, organized seniors assistance programs as well as home-care to reduce their capitaland human resources costs as well as safety (Sarma, Hawley, & Basu, 2009). "