Articles

Community-Based Support for Older People in Vietnam: Building Care Around Local Communities
Vietnamโ€™s rapidly aging population is increasing the importance of support that can reach older people where they live. This article examines how community organizations, Intergenerational Self-Help Clubs, local health services, families and emerging formal care can create stronger local support networks, while addressing quality, workforce, financing, rural access and the limits of volunteer-led care. Read more...
Ageing at Home in Vietnam: Developing Sustainable Home and Community-Based Care
Most older people in Vietnam continue to live within families and communities, making the home the central setting for future long-term care. This article examines how Vietnam can strengthen ageing at home through community networks, primary health care, rehabilitation, reliable home support, workforce development and better coordination, while recognizing that successful community care depends on sustainable funding, quality assurance and realistic support for families. Read more...
Family Caregiving in Vietnam: Changing Households, Migration and the Future of Informal Care
Family caregiving remains central to later-life support in Vietnam, but migration, smaller households, womenโ€™s employment and rising care complexity are changing what families can sustainably provide. This article examines how informal care actually operates, where pressure becomes hidden, and how home support, respite, workforce development, technology and stronger community infrastructure could reinforce family care without assuming that relatives can absorb unlimited responsibility. Read more...
Who Pays for Long-Term Care in Vietnam? Families, Public Funding and the Emerging Care Economy
Long-term care in Vietnam is financed through a complex mix of unpaid family caregiving, household spending, social protection, health coverage, public services and a growing private care market. This article examines where the financial burden currently falls, why health insurance does not resolve the wider cost of sustained daily support, and how Vietnam could develop a more equitable care economy without displacing the contribution of families and communities. Read more...
Population Aging in Vietnam: What Demographic Change Means for Long-Term Care and Community Support
Vietnamโ€™s rapid demographic transition is changing the scale, location and complexity of support required in later life. This article examines how longer lives, smaller families, migration, chronic illness and geographic inequality are reshaping long-term care demand, and considers what Vietnam will need from community services, family support, workforce development, financing and governance as population aging accelerates. Read more...
Understanding Vietnamโ€™s Social Care and Long-Term Care System: Structure, Responsibilities and Emerging Priorities
Vietnam is developing its response to population ageing while long-term support still depends heavily on families, communities and a comparatively limited formal care infrastructure. This article examines how national policy, health care, social assistance, community provision and family caregiving interact, and explores the governance, workforce, financing and service-development priorities shaping Vietnamโ€™s emerging long-term care system. Read more...