Search results for ‘Subject term:"older people"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 5 of 5
The withdrawal of the welfare state: elderly care in Sweden in the 1990s
- Authors:
- BLOMBERG Staffan, EDEBALK Per Gunnar, PETERSSON Jan
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 3(2), July 2000, pp.151-163.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In Sweden, clear changes in the care of the elderly have occurred during the 1990s, with fewer people being provided public care, although greater efforts are now directed towards those most in need of help. Elderly people are cared for increasingly in other ways: by the family, by means of market-provided care, and by voluntary and informal means. Differences between municipalities are considerable. A comparative study was conducted in eight Swedish municipalities, four of them characterized by extensive reorganization of home-help services, and the other four constituting a reference group where such changes had not occurred. The aim was to examine processes of setting local priorities and adjustments in a period of marked structural change.
Beyond benevolence - solidarity and welfare state transition in Sweden
- Authors:
- BERGMARK A., THORSLUND M., LINDBERG E.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 9(4), October 2000, pp.238-249.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article discusses the development of Swedish welfare and welfare opinion. First, articulates various representations of the concept of solidarity - societal cohesion, individual support for comprehensive welfare and the amount of universality in the provision of care. Second describes some fundamental traits in the route taken by Swedish welfare during the 1990s, focusing especially on care of the elderly and the demographic challenge of an ageing population. Third summarises the evolution of public opinion regarding welfare provision and discuss the determinants of its variations. The article concludes with a discussion of how the features of universalism have been affected by development during the past decade, and the role of popular support in the route ahead for Swedish welfare.
Promoting inclusion: involving volunteers in reminiscence work with people with dementia
- Authors:
- BRADLEY Greta, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 7(1), 2000, pp.1-12.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
EQUAL (Enhancing the Quality of Life of People with Alzheimer's) is a research project involving younger volunteers in reminiscence work with older people with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. This article is drawn from the comparative study of the project sites in the UK, France and Sweden. It discusses the potential of volunteers in contributing positively to the lives of older people in residential settings. The article considers the cross cultural challenges of constructing and replicating a project promoting and sustaining similar initiatives.
Sweden and the United States: is the challenge of an aging society leading to a convergence of policy?
- Author:
- PARKER Marti G.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 12(1), 2000, pp.73-90.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The ageing of the population is one of many forces behind a current reconstruction of welfare benefits in both Sweden and the United States. While both countries represent ideological polarities regarding social policy, they are struggling to meet their welfare goals with limited resources, and both are adopting similar strategies, for example, decentralisation, targeting, and an increased emphasis on privatisation and evaluation. Summarises some of the differences between Sweden and the United States and describes some of the forces at work that are lessening the differences between the two countries in strategies and policy regarding care services for elderly people.
Ethical discussion groups as an intervention to improve the climate in interprofessional work with the elderly and disabled
- Authors:
- FORSGARDE Marianne, WESTMAN Berith, NYGREN Lennart
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interprofessional Care, 14(4), November 2000, pp.351-361.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Due to social policy reforms in Sweden, professionals with a social and a medical education work together. Reported conflicts within municipal elderly and disabled care, related to professional training, sometimes result in a deteriorated work climate. As an attempt to improve the work climate in interprofessional groups, an intervention study was set up in four 'experimental dwellings' where staff participated in systematic ethical group discussions. Work climate was studied before and after the intervention using a questionnaire measuring sense of coherence, job satisfaction, and burnout among the staff. The small observed changes after intervention indicate that the intervention did not lead to the expected improvement of work climate, but might also result from the chosen scales inability to measure complex social processes. The importance of interprofessional discussions about everyday skills and values is stressed.