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Contrasting European policies for the care of the elderly
- Editors:
- JAMIESON Anne, ILLSLEY Raymond
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 199p., tables, bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK. Part 1 examines the relationship between formal and informal care, Part 2 deals with care systems and care delivery problems. Includes chapter by Ian Sinclair, Peter Gorbach, Enid Levin and Jenny Williams: 'Community care and residential admissions: results from two empirical studies'.
The fragmented welfare state: explaining local variations in services for older people
- Authors:
- JENSEN Per H., LOLLE Henrik
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 42(2), 2013, pp.349-370.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Much research focusing on the welfare state is based on the assumption that welfare regimes are homogenous entities. This idea is supported by studies analysing cash benefits. In the area of welfare services, however, local governments in most countries have some autonomy regarding policy formation as well as the design and implementation of policies. In practice, substantial local differences exist with regard to the provision of welfare services, which in turn challenge our conception of nation-wide homogenous welfare state regimes. This paper examines the factors causing marked differences in local government spending in the provision of care for older people in Denmark. The conclusion is that the wealth of the municipality, local demographics and privatisation can explain about 48 per cent of the differences in local government spending. Political factors such as the ‘colour’ of local government have no explanatory power, while a high percentage of women in municipal councils appears to have a slightly negative effect on spending. (Publisher abstract)
The vulnerable elderly's need for recognizing relationships – a challenge to Danish home-based care
- Author:
- LIVENG Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 25(3), September 2011, pp.271-283.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article explores the most vulnerable elderly with complex problems receiving home-based care. Their perspective is examined from several qualitative interviews and observations. The interviews suggested that they often live on the edge of accepted standards for living, but want to live as they always have – to be respected as competent human beings and be identified through the life they have lived. To establish a relationship in which an elderly person can be recognised in an existential sense could indeed be the key to establishing contact. The author suggests that in order to develop this approach, staff have to possess certain competencies, and there needs to be some organisational backup for developing this type of relationship. Home-based care in Denmark is founded on new public management (NPM) theory, although rules and regulations implied in NPM do not always provide home helpers with the time, support, autonomy or flexibility necessary for them to establish a recognising type of relationship. The author questions whether the application of NPM in the welfare state increases exclusion for those who are most dependent on public support.
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.
The politics of care for elderly people in Scandinavia
- Author:
- JAKOBSSON Gunborg
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 1(1), March 1998, pp.87-93.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes the issues currently impacting on the social welfare system in Scandinavia, especially as they affect older people.
Dementia and minority ethnic older people: managing care in the UK, Denmark and France
- Authors:
- PATEL Naina, et al
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 183p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
Report from a project looking at the care needs of black and minority ethnic elders with dementia in the UK, Denmark and France. Designed to be both a guide and a starting point for service developments and improvements throughout Europe.
Growing older in the community: European projects in housing and planning
- Authors:
- BRECH Joachim, POTTER Philip
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Trust/Wohnbund
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 197p.,tables,illus.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Research report looking at how meeting the care and housing needs of older people, to enable them to live in the community for as long as possible, is being tackled by European countries.
The economics of care of the elderly
- Authors:
- PACOLET Jozef, WILDERCOM Celeste
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 241p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Set of papers given at a colloquium in March 1990 in Brussels, where a group of economists presented their theoretical and empirical progress on an EC initiated project on the care of elderly people. Divided into 4 parts: part 1: the ageing population and the organisation of the welfare state: macro economic analysis; part 2: significance of informal care of elderly people; part 3: how to meet the needs of elderly people: relevance of micro-economic analysis; and part 4: policy formation for older people. This section includes comparative studies of Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, West Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
Marketisation of Nordic eldercare: is the model still universal?
- Author:
- MOBERG Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 46(3), 2017, pp.603-621.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
The objective of this article is to analyse whether the increased reliance on marketisation in the provision of social care challenges the universality of eldercare in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. The study focuses on national reforms for contracting out and user choice of provider, analysing their consequences for four universalistic dimensions: (i) equal inclusion, (ii) public funding, (iii) public provision and (iv) comprehensive usage. The findings suggest that, although need-based inclusion and public funding remain key principles in all four countries, there is an increased reliance on private provision in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. In addition, the introduction of topping-up services challenges the dimension of comprehensive usage by enabling users with economic resources to turn to the private market to increase the comprehensiveness and quality of their care. (Publisher abstract)
Quality reforms in Danish home care – balancing between standardisation and individualisation
- Author:
- ROSTGAARD Tine
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 20(3), May 2012, pp.247-254.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
As a consequence, reforms of Danish home care policy for older people have placed a strong emphasis on quality since the 1990s. Yet, despite relatively generous coverage of the over-65 population, Danish home help services receive regular criticism in the media and public opinion polls. This article examines this reform strategy which represents a shift from the welfare state modernisation programme of the 1980s, built mainly on economic strategies of cost-efficiency and New Public Management principles. Recent reforms have instead attempted to increase the overall quality of care by increasing the transparency at the political, administrative and user levels. However, reforms have revolved around the conflicting principles of standardisation and the individualisation of care provision. This approach has succeeded in increasing the political and administrative control over home help at the expense of the control by users, care workers and case managers. Implications for the future are discussed.