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We're seen the future
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Audrey, HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.10.99, 1999, pp.20-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Royal Commission on Long Term Care was set up by the government to recommend solutions to the problems of long term care in the UK. Looks at the systems in place in Sweden and Denmark.
Informal and formal support from a multi-disciplinary perspective: a Swedish follow up between 80 and 82 years of age
- Authors:
- McCAMISH-SVENSSON Cheryl, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 7(2), May 1999, pp.163-176.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This longitudinal study uses a multi-disciplinary approach to examine the relationship between psychosocial and health characteristics and the pattern of informal and formal support for non-institutionalised very old people in Sweden. Concludes that for the very old, in addition to requiring increased support over a 3 year period, loneliness is a significant characteristic that may accompany the receipt of support. Professionals who plan and implement social support programmes for elderly persons should also consider emotional and psychological needs.
Broadening our vision of housing and community care for older people: innovative examples from Finland, Sweden and England
- Author:
- ANCHOR RESEARCH
- Publisher:
- Anchor Trust
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 91p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidlington
Collection of papers exploring common issues in Finland, England and Sweden around the need to develop a broader vision of community care which emphasises prevention and the need for joint working across traditional boundaries. Also calls for a recognition that quality of life and social integration for older people encompasses a much broader range of services and issues than are usually associated with community care.
The politics of old age in Europe
- Editors:
- WALKER Alan, NAEGELE Gerhard
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 238p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Collection of essays examining the new politics of old age from the perspective of individual countries and the European Union as a whole. Contains case studies from: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, Hungary and the USA. Each country study provides an overview of the politics of old age, including main developments, organisations, and actors. Goes on to give an account of recent national or local government developments to increase the participation of older people, analyses the barriers to participation and takes a forward look at the likely direction of policies.
Elder abuse in residential settings in Sweden
- Authors:
- SAVEMAN Britt-Inger, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 10(1/2), 1999, pp.43-60.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
To investigate frequencies and types of elder abuse occurring in residential settings in two municipal areas of Sweden, nursing staff were asked to answer a questionnaire. The findings indicated that elder abuse involving the staff did occur. Psychological and physical abuse related to caring activities were most common. Feelings such as powerlessness, anger towards the abuser, and compassion for the abused person were reported. More education and support were recommended as the main preventive strategy.
Dementia, care and education: what needs do demented persons have?; what should caregivers attach importance to?
- Authors:
- HOEG Dorthe, NIELSEN Eva Bonde, SAMUELSSON Gillis
- Publisher:
- Danish National Institute for Elderly Education
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 78p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Frederiksberg
Report of a Europe wide project aiming to promote quality of life for people suffering from neuro-degenerative diseases through an innovative training programme for caregivers developed and adapted to the conditions of the participating member states. The programme also aims to integrate formal and informal care. Contains chapters on: quality of life, the care model, and the GBS scale; organisations involved and population profiles of participating countries; methods used in the studies; needs of people with dementia and what caregivers see as important; the Danish and Finish training programmes; and visions for the future.
Central steering and local networks: old-age care in Sweden
- Authors:
- JOHANSSON Roine, BORELL Klas
- Journal article citation:
- Public Administration, 77(3), 1999, pp.585-598.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article gives an account of major Swedish reform in the area of old-age care, whereby the boundaries between regional and local areas of responsibility for care of the elderly were displaced. By using a variety of control methods, central government was able to structure and steer the old-age implementation networks. The consequences of this central steering were different on different administrative levels: for the county councils, the reform has resulted in a specialisation for the core areas of primary health care and hospital treatment, whereas the municipalities have had to diversity their areas of activity.
The effects of rationing home-help services in Spain and Sweden: a comparative analysis
- Authors:
- SUNDSTRÖM Gerdt, TORTOSA Maria Angeles
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 19(3), 1999, pp.343-361.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Compares Spain and Sweden, two countries with different experiences of providing home-help services for older people, and to consider how they ration these services when there is a short supply. Spain provides relatively few hours of help with household tasks, primarily to poor old people. Sweden focuses on the oldest and frailest people of all social classes who live alone. Spain uses strict needs assessment and eligibility criteria to target clients and Sweden has sharpened its needs assessment and raised fees to discourage users with lesser needs.
Measuring the threat of competition: services for the elderly in the city of Stockholm
- Author:
- ALMQVIST Roland
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Studies, 25(1), Spring 1999, pp.1-16.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
Sets out a method for the purpose of isolation effects of the competition threat. The case investigated is care of the elderly in the city of Stockholm, which introduced competitive tendering for 1993 budget years. Three approaches - based on three simple quantitative models - have been presented for the purpose. Describes the different models and identifies the degree of threat competition has in relationship to them.