Scandinavian home care for the elderly.
Scandinavian countries provide an example of proactive social policies that aid in the health care of the elderly. Systems in both Norway and Sweden emphasize decentralization of services; with their strong social systems, these countries' home care services for the elderly could be applied with good results elsewhere.
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D009664:Norway; D013548:Sweden