Essays about: "in-home elderly care"

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  1. 1. Discretion and people-production in home care. : The Moldovan example

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA)

    Author : Glenn Möllergren; [2022]
    Keywords : Moldova; assembly line logic; home care; discretion; elderly care; people production; social assistance; gerontology; professionalism;

    Abstract : One in two home care workers in Sweden express a desire to leave their jobs. Home care provision and needs assessment increasingly work according to an assembly line logic, depriving care assistants and assistance officers of discretion, and putting care recipients at risk for social exclusion and neglectance. READ MORE

  3. 2. Interactive Technologies for Elderly Care

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

    Author : Alexander Pettersson; André Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Interaction design; Elderly care; Home care; IoT; Node-RED; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : As the population is getting older, the demand for home care services is continuously increasing. According to industry forecasts, utilizing the current work methods in home care would probably not satisfy the future needs of older people. A few critical areas in home care are the daily visits and the nightly supervisions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Psychological Safety, Work Engagement and Staff Retention in Swedish Home Care

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Oluva Hansen; [2021]
    Keywords : Intention to Stay; Retention; Psychological Safety; Work Engagement; Home Care; Elderly care; Psychosocial work environment.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With an aging population, the need for elderly care is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. One challenge associated with this growth is hiring and retaining home care workers. The aim of this study was to investigate factors in the psychosocial work environment that may be of value to make people stay in elderly care. READ MORE

  5. 4. User Choice in Elderly Care in Sweden: Quality, Cost, and Covid-19

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Westin; [2021]
    Keywords : Quasi-market; user choice; elderly care; variation in treatment timing; treatment effect heterogeneity; staggered Difference-in-Difference;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the impacts of user choice in Swedish elderly care on quality and cost as well as the impact of marketisation on the Covid-19 death toll. In the last three decades welfare service provision in Sweden has been increasingly marketised. READ MORE

  6. 5. “We don’t have a choice – we need to change!” A case study on experienced efficiency and the manager role in the home care

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Julin; [2020]
    Keywords : in-home elderly care; efficiency; change leadership; leadership behaviour; manager role; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Efficiency requirements are today found in all Swedish municipalities and regions. With the care manager in lead, the home care organisations are today expected to find efficient solutions to organisational problems. The case of the care manager is studied through a thematic analysis of interview data and recruitment announcements. READ MORE