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Informal caregiving for elders in Sweden: an analysis of current policy developments
- Authors:
- JOHANSSON Lennarth, LONG Helen, PARKER Marti G.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 23(4), October 2011, pp.335-353.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Care of older people is a public responsibility in Sweden, with public policies and programmes providing health care, social services, pensions, and other forms of social insurance. However, families are still the major providers of care for older people. In the context of a 2009 amendment in the Swedish Social Services Act recognising the importance of informal caregivers, and policies promoting support for family caregivers, this paper examines the process leading to the amendment and its implications for the division of responsibility between the state and family. It looks at the Swedish context and background, services for older people and their families, the development of social services legislation from the 1980s, "rediscovery" of the family, and the role of voluntary and private sectors. It also discusses the new legislation and support to caregivers, noting that family caregivers have received more recognition but that reductions in public services have had negative repercussions for caregivers, and that it is too early to say how the changes will affect informal caregivers.
Retirement patterns and pension policy: an international perspective
- Authors:
- HOKENSTAD M.C Terry, JOHANSSON Lennarth
- Journal article citation:
- Social Thought: Journal of Religion in the Social Services, 20(3/4), 2001, pp.25-32.
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, New York
Population aging and the changing nature of work are reshaping thinking about retirement in post-industrial society. The future will see less demarcation between the work and retirement phases of life. This will include a growing trend towards partial retirement and flexible retirement. Changes in pension policy will contribute to changing patterns of retirement. Recent U.S legislation has uncoupled retirement from Social Security. New policy in Sweden provides partial pensions for partial retirement. Other pension policy changes in the European Union also are contributing to the redefinition of retirement in the 21st century.