Sweden
The importance of successful place integration for perceived health in very old age: a qualitative meta-synthesis.
The aim of this study was to increase our understanding of the multifaceted phenomenon of home and health, by exploring processes underlying these dynamics when living at home in very old age.
2011
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The Nordic Model: evolutions in care and space for the dependant ageing in Sweden with some relevance to Denmark and Norway
During the 20th century, the Nordic countries, Denmark with Faroe Islands and Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, have realized five different but similar-looking welfare states, in which social services are distributed in an egalitarian and uniform way.
This paper focuses on eldercare and architecture intended to be used for eldercare.
2011
Trends in Housing for Older People - Conference Report
Members of the HOPE network assembled in Copenhagen on May 8th 2008 for a conference hosted by KAB.
The aim of the conference was to examine trends in housing for older people by focusing on two main themes:
• Housing requirements of older people in the next fi ve to ten years
• What can housing companies do to help older people remain in their own homes for as long as possible?
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2008
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Challenges of cross-national housing research with older persons: lessons from the ENABLE-AGE project
This article discusses the cross-national project Enabling Autonomy, Participation, and Well-Being in Old Age: The Home Environment as a Determinant for Healthy Ageing.
Cross-national, interdisciplinary research always entails challenges, while those involving person-environment research have not yet been reported much in the literature.
2004
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Nursing homes in 10 nations: a comparison between countries and settings
The objective of this paper is to describe and compare the long-term care systems in 10 countries participating in studies employing the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) and to place them in the context of the changing population dynamics in each country.
1997
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Innovative Senior Housing: Inspiration From Singapore and India
The aging population in Sweden is in need of more developed senior housing solutions. Alternatives to municipal nursing homes exist, but the existing alternatives are insufficient.
This paper looks at housing and homecare for the aged in a number of countries, with particular emphasis on Singapore and India.
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."