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| Housing and service for the elderly in Denmark | | Author(s) | Bente Lindstr_m |
| Journal title | Ageing International, vol XXIII, no 3/4, Winter/Spring 1997 |
| Publisher | International Federation on Ageing - IFA, Winter/Spring 1997 |
| Pages | pp 115-132 |
| Keywords | Housing [elderly] ; Adaption ; Services ; Social policy ; Denmark. |
| Annotation | In the last fifteen years, Denmark has been forced to develop new attitudes towards old age and new ways of housing and servicing older people, due not only to increasing numbers but also because of changes in society. Institutional care is insufficient, and nursing homes are no longer being built. "Staying at home as long as possible" is the policy, supported by flexible and efficient home help services and nursing care, which is given to all according to need, free of charge. Every older person has the right to independent living. In accordance with the Housing Act for the Elderly, which sets a standard for a self-contained dwelling, a variety of housing is being built, ranging from co-housing with opportunities for mutual support and exchange of resources among older people themselves, to special housing for frail elderly. Denmark will face the next boom of older people in about 15 years. To ensure that older people can live independent lives, using their own resources, the challenges ahead are to remove societal barriers hindering independent living, to develop a greater variety of housing options, and to ensure access to services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980402218 A |
| Classmark | KE: 5SA: I: TM2: 76K |
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