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Contradictions in elderly care
— a descriptive study of politicians' and managers' understanding of elderly care | | Author(s) | E Henriksen, U Rosenqvist |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 11, no 1, January 2003 |
| Pages | pp 27-35 |
| Keywords | Health services ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Managers ; Party politics ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Since 1992, local municipalities in Sweden have been responsible for providing care services for older people. Health services' obligations are now restricted solely to medical issues. The present study focused on the understanding that politicians and managers have about caring for older people. A section of the Stockholm population of 520,000 inhabitants was studied. The authors hypothesised that differences in understanding might have an impact on the services of care which older people receive. Interviews were conducted with 8 leading politicians and 12 managers responsible for care services for older people. The results indicate that politicians and care managers have divergent views on how care should be developed and produced to best serve older people. This resultant complex and fragmented organisation is indicative of a lack of clear goals, structures and leadership. However, the authors did find a willingness among respondents to collaborate with one another, as well as indications of positive attitudes toward improving healthcare, domiciliary and nursing care for older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030616508 A |
| Classmark | L: TOB: T6: VLC: 76P |
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