Abstract:

Increasing aging population has led to the emergence of some conditions that require special care for older people. These conditions are called long-term care (LTC) conditions. LTC services should be used to meet the needs of the elderly who face LTC conditions. With the increase in this usage, the efficiency of LTC services has become a matter of debate. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method which is used to measure relative efficiency of input and output variables was used in this study which aims to examine the LTC efficiencies of OECD countries. Population ratio of 65 and over, LTC expenditures, insufficient physical activity ratio, alcohol use amount, smoking amount and obesity rate as input variables the mortality rate of 65 years and older was included in the analysis as an output variable. As a result of the analysis, Turkey, Sweden, Portugal, Slovakia, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Israel, Iceland, Greece, Finland and Australia were found efficient in terms of input and output variables were used. It has been thought that the inefficient countries are in a relatively worse situation in terms of the variables used in this study play a role in this result. 

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