Adelina Comas-Herrera
Assistant Professorial Research Fellow
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Research Interests
Adelina Comas-Herrera is an Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics. She is the academic project manager of the “Modelling Dementia” (MODEM) research project which aims to estimate the impact, in terms of costs and quality of life, of making interventions that are known to work for people with dementia and their carers more widely available by 2040. She has previously worked on making projections of future long-term care expenditure for the UK and other countries, and also on evaluating the potential role of private insurance and private/public partnerships in long-term care financing.
Adelina's Google Scholar profile can be accessed here
Adelina Comas-Herrera's Publications
Journal Articles
Journal Article
Technology-based tools and services for people with dementia and carers: Mapping technology onto the dementia care pathway (2017)
Lorenz K, Freddolino P, Comas-Herrera A, Knapp M, Damant J
Dementia
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MODEM: A comprehensive approach to modelling outcome and costs impacts of interventions for dementia. Protocol paper (2017)
Comas-Herrera A, Knapp M, Wittenberg R, Banerjee S, Bowling A, Grundy E, Jagger C, Farina N, Lombard D, Lorenz K, McDaid D
BMC Health Services Research 17, 17:25
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Dependencia: financiacion public-privada y sostenibilidad. Actas de la dependencia (2013)
Comas-Herrera A
Actas de la dependencia 9, 1-21
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Supported employment: cost-effectiveness across six European sites (2013)
Knapp M, Patel A, Curran C, Latimer E, Catty J, Becker T, Drake R, Fioritti A, Kilian R, Lauber C, Rössler W, Tomov T, van Busschback, Comas Herrera A, White S, Wiersma D, Burns T
World Psychiatry 12, 1, 60-68
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The role of care home fees in the public costs and distributional effects of potential reforms to care home funding for older people in England (2013)
Hancock R, Malley J, Wittenberg R, Morciano M, Pickard L, King D, Comas-Herrera A
Health, Economics, Policy and Law 8, 1, 47-73
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Mapping the future of family care: receipt of informal care by older people with disabilities in England to 2032 (2012)
Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Comas Herrera A, King D, Malley J
Social Policy and Society 11, 4, 533-545
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The Effect of Lengthening Life Expectancy on Future Pension and Long-Term Care Expenditure in England, 2007 to 2032 (2011)
Malley J, Hancock R, Adams J, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Curry C, King D, James S, Morciano M, Pickard L
Health Statistics Quarterly 52, 33-61
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Disability, dementia and the future costs of long-term care (2011)
Comas-Herrera A, Malley J, Wittenberg R, Hu B, Jagger C
Eurohealth 17, 2,3, 10-12
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Future costs of dementia-related long-term care: exploring future scenarios (2011)
Comas-Herrera A, Northey S, Wittenberg R, Knapp M, Bhattacharyya S, Burns A
International Psychogeriatrics 23, 1, 20-30
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The long road to universalism?: recent developments in the financing of long-term care in England (2010)
Comas Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L
Social Policy and Administration 44, 4, 375-391
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Demographic change and its implications for health, family support, need for care and pensions: results from the modelling ageing populations to 2030 (MAP2030) study (2010)
Jagger C, Murphy M, Comas Herrera A, Grundy E, Hancock R, Pickard L
The Gerontologist 50, S1, 303
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Projecting long-term care expenditure in four European Union member states: the influence of demographic scenarios (2008)
Costa Font J, Wittenberg R, Paxtot C, Comas Herrera A, Gori C, di Maio A, Pickard L, Pozzi A, Rothgang H
Social Indicators Research 86, 2, 303-321
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Winners and losers: Assessing the distributional effects of long-term care funding regimes (2007)
Hancock R, Juarez-Garcia A, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J, Pickard L, Wittenberg R
Social Policy and Society 6, 3, 379-395
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Modelling an entitlement to long-term care services for older people in Europe: projections for long-term care expenditure to 2050 (2007)
Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, Costa-Font J, Gori C, di Maio A, Patxot C, Pozzi A, Rothgang H, Wittenberg R
Journal of European Social Policy 17, 1, 33-48
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Care by spouses, care by children: Projections of informal care for older people in England to 2031 (2007)
Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J
Social Policy and Society 6, 3, 353-366
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Cognitive impairment in older people: future demand for long-term care services and the associated costs (2007)
Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Knapp M, MRC-CFAS
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 22, 10, 1037-1045
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Projections of future expenditure on long-term care for older people in England (2006)
Wittenberg R, Malley J, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, King D
Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics S8, 49-53
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Future long-term care expenditure in Germany, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom (2006)
Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Costa-Font J, Gori C, di Maio A, Patxot C, Pickard L, Pozzi A, Rothgang H
Ageing and Society 6, 2, 285-302
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Intellectual disability, challenging behaviour and cost in care accommodation: what are the links? (2005)
Knapp M, Comas-Herrera A, Astin J, Beecham J, Pendaries C
Health and Social Care in the Community 13, 4, 297-306
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Future demand for long-term care in the UK. A summary of projections of long-term care finance for older people to 2051 (2004)
Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L, Hancock R
Newsletter of the Geneva Association of Insurance Economics 11, 2-4
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Who will pay for long-term care in the UK? Projections linking macro- and micro-simulation models (2003)
Hancock R, Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L
Fiscal Studies 24, 4, 387-426
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Residential care for mentally ill people in Andalusia and London - a comparison of care environments, users' attitudes and cost of care (2002)
Rickard C, Trieman N, Torres Gonzales F, Laviana M, Maestro J, Moreno-Kustner B, Comas-Herrera A, Emmett C
Journal of Mental Health 11, 3, 327-337
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Benefit groups and resource groups for adults with intellectual disabilities in residential accommodation (2001)
Comas-Herrera A, Knapp M, Beecham J, Pendaries C, Carthew R
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 14, 2, 120-140
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Demand for long-term care for older people in England to 2031 (2001)
Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, Davies B, Darton R
Health Statistics Quarterly , 12, 5-17
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Relying on informal care in the new century? Informal care for elderly people in England to 2031 (2000)
Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Davies B, Darton R
Ageing and Society 20, 6, 745-772
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Book
Demand for Long-Term Care: Projections of Long-Term Care Finance for Elderly People (1998)
Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, Davies B, Darton R
Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent at Canterbury, London School of Economics and University of Manchester
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Book Section
Opportunities for Private Long-Term Care Insurance in England: What Can We Learn From Other Countries? (2012)
Comas-Herrera A, Butterfield R, Wittenberg R, Wiener J
Elgar Edwards
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Barriers and Opportunities for Private Long-Term Care Insurance in England: What Can We Learn From Other Countries? (2012)
Comas-Herrera A, Butterfield R, Fernández J-L, Wittenberg R, Wiener J
Elgar Edward
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From commission to commission: financing long-term care in England (2011)
Comas Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L
Palgarve Macmillan
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PSSRU Long-Term Care Finance Model and CARESIM: two linked UK models of long term care for older people (2007)
Wittenberg R, Hancock R, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J, Pickard L, Juarez-Garcia A, Darton R
Elsevier Science
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Long-term care for older people in the United Kingdom: structure and challenges (2003)
Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L
Ashgate
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Demand for long-term care in the UK: Projections of long-term care finance for older people to 2051 (2002)
Wittenberg R, Hancock R, Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L
Institute for Public Policy Research
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The interface between informal and formal care of older people now and over the next 20 years. Paper presented at Health Trends Review. Proceedings of a Conference chaired by Professor Sir Michael Peckham, School of Public Policy, university College London and Dr Melanie Lee, Director of Research and Development, Celltech Group plc, Barbican Centre, London, 18-19 October 2001 (2001)
Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Davies B, Darton R
HM Treasury
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Community Care for Frail Older People. Analysis Using the 1998/9 General Household Survey (2001)
Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Davies B, Darton R
University of Stirling
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The social care workforce and services (2001)
Comas-Herrera A, Matosevic T, Kendall J
King’s Fund
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Financing Long-Term Care for Elderly People (2000)
Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L, Darton R, Davies B
School of Health Care
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Cross-border philanthropy: United Kingdom (1998)
Kendall J, Comas-Herrera A
Charities Aid Foundation
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Is there convergence in the health expenditures of the EU Member States? (1998)
Comas-Herrera A
Ashgate
Read moreReports
Report
The case for investment in technology to manage the global costs of dementia (2015)
Knapp M, Barlow J, Comas-Herrera A, Damant J, Freddolino P, Hamblin K, Hu B, Lorenz K, Perkins M, Rehill A, Wittenberg R, Woolham J
Policy Innovation Research Unit
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Dementia UK: The Second Edition (2014)
Prince M, Knapp M, Guerchet M, McCrone P, Prina M, Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Adelaja B, Hu B, King D, Rehill A, Salimkumar D
Alzheimer's Society
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Scenarios of dementia care: what are the impacts on cost and quality of life? (2014)
Knapp M, Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Hu B, King D, Rehill A, Adelaja B
Personal Social Services Research Unit
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Long-term care use in Europe: projection model and results for Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland (2012)
Geerts J, Willeme P, Comas-Herrera A
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Care for older people: projected expenditure to 2022 on social care and continuing health care for England older population, (2012)
Wittenberg R, Hu B, Comas-Herrera A, Fernández J-L
Nuffield Trust
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Projections of Demand for and Costs of Social Care for Older People in England, 2010 to 2030, under Current and Alternative Funding Systems: Report to the Commission on Funding of Care and Support (2011)
Wittenberg R, Hu B, Hancock R, Morciano M, Comas-Herrera A, Malley J, King D
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Paying for Long-Term Care: Potential Reforms to Funding Long-Term Care, memorandum by the MAP2030 Research Group (SC 55) (2010)
Hancock R, Malley J, King D, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, Morciano M
Stationery Office, London
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Care Home Fees and Reform of the Funding System for Long-Term Care (2010)
Hancock R, Morciano M, Malley J, King D, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A
The Stationery Office
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Calibrating disability measures across British national surveys (2009)
Jagger C, Matthews R, King D, Morciano M, Grundy E, Comas-Herrera A, Stuchbury R, Hancock, R
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Future Demand for Social Care, 2005 to 2041: Projections of Demand for Social Care for Older People in England (2008)
Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Malley J, King D, Comas-Herrera A, Darton R
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Future Demand for Social Care, 2005 to 2041: Projections of Demand for Social Care and Disability Benefits for Younger Adults in England (2008)
Wittenberg R, Malley J, Comas-Herrera A, Fernández J-L, King D, Snell T, Pickard L
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Compression or Expansion of Disability? Forecasting Future Disability Levels under Changing Patterns of Diseases, Background Paper to the Wanless Social Care Review (2007)
Jagger C, Matthews R, Spiers N, Brayne C, Comas-Herrera A, Robinson T, Lindesay J, Croft P
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Dementia: international comparisons (2007)
Knapp M, Comas-Herrera A, Somani A, Banerjee S
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Paying for Long-Term Care for Older People in the UK: Modelling the Costs and Distibutional Effects of a Range of Options (2007)
Hancock R, Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, Juarez-Garcia A, King D, Malley J
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Paying for long-term care for older people in the UK: modelling the cost and incidence of a range of options, report to the Nuffield Foundation (2006)
Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, King D
Nuffield Foundation
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Projections of demand for long-term care for older people in Wales to 2030, by local authority (2005)
Comas-Herrera A, Casado D, Wittenberg R, King D, Pickard L
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Long-term Care Expenditure for Older People, Projections to 2022 for Great Britain (2005)
Malley J, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L, King D
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Funding long-term care for older people. Lessons from other countries (2004)
Glendinning C, Davies B, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A
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Future demand for long-term care in the UK. A summary of projections of long-term care finance for older people to 2051 (2004)
Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L, Hancock R
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Projections of demand for long-term care for older people in Wales to 2020 (2003)
Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L
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European Study of Long-Term Care Expenditure: Investigating the sensitivity of projections of future long-term care expenditure in Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK to changes in assumptions about demography, dependency, informal/formal care and unit costs (2003)
Comas-Herrera A, Costa-Font J, Gori C, di Maio A, Patxot C, Pickard L, Pozzi A, Rothgang H, Wittenberg R
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Projections of demand for residential care for older people in England to 2020 (2001)
Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L
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Learning disability groups. Development of benefit and resource groups for adults in residential accommodation, Consultation document (2000)
Comas-Herrera A, Knapp M, Beecham J, Pendaries C, Carthew R
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Project Outline
Cognitive impairment in older people: its implications for future demand for services and costs. Executive Summary (2003)
Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Knapp M, MRC-CFAS
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Research Summary
Paying for Long-Term Care for Older People in the UK: Modelling the costs and distributional effects of a range of options. PSSRU Research Summary 40 (2006)
Hancock R, Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Juarez-Garcia A, King D, Malley J
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Thirty-Five Years On: Future Demand for Long-Term Care in England. PSSRU Research Summary 35 (2006)
Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J, Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Darton R
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Thirty Years On: Future Demand for Long-Term Care in England (2003)
Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L, Wittenberg R
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DP or working paper
Projections of demand for social care and disability benefits for younger adults in England: report of research conducted for the Commission on Funding of Care and Support (2011)
Snell T, Wittenberg R, Fernandez J, Malley J, Comas Herrera A, King D
PSSRU Discussion Paper 2880/3, London School of Economics
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Projections of Demand for Residential Care for Older People in England - Report for BUPA (2010)
King D, Malley J, Wittenberg R, Darton R, Comas-Herrera A
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Projections of Owner Occupation Rates, House Values, Income and Financial Assets among Older People, UK, 2002-2022 (2006)
Hancock R, Juarez-Garcia A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J
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Expenditure on Social Care for Older People to 2026: Projected Financial Implications of the Wanless Report (2006)
Malley J, Comas-Herrera A, Hancock R, Juarez-Garcia A, King D, Pickard L
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Future Demand for Long-term Care, 2002 to 2041: Projections of Demand for Older People in England (2006)
Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J, Pickard L, Darton R
Read moreConference presentation outputs
Conference presentation output
Modelling an entitlement to long-term care in Europe: Projections for long-term care expenditure to 2050, Paper presented at 6th ESA Conference, Murcia, Spain (2003)
Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, Costa-Font J, Gori C, di Maio A, Rothgang H, Wittenberg R
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Healthy life expectancy. Trends to 1998 and their implications for long term care costs. Presented at the 13th Meeting of the International Network on Healthy Life Expectancy, Vancouver, June 2001 (2001)
Bebbington A, Comas-Herrera A
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Manuscript
Projections of demand for long-term care in Norfolk to 2016 (2005)
Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, King D, Pickard L
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Projections of demand for long-term care in Worcestershire to 2011 (2005)
King D, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L
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Making projections of long-term care: examples and methodological issues. (2003)
Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L
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Future Demand for Long-Term Care, 2001 to 2031: Projections of Demand for Long-Term Care for Older People in England (2003)
Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Davies B, Darton R
Read moreGeneric publications
Generic
Mental health economics and policy (2002)
Knapp M, Healey A, McDaid D, Comas-Herrera A
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Cognitive impairment: its implications for future demand for services and costs (2001)
Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Knapp M, Davies B, MRC-CFAS
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