Essays about: "public providers and quality of home care services"

Found 3 essays containing the words public providers and quality of home care services.

  1. 1. Privatization of elderly care in Sweden: a comparison between quality of public and private home care services

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Zeynab Kalhor; [2013]
    Keywords : Swedish elderly care system; privatization; home care companies; private providers; public providers and quality of home care services; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The privatization of elderly care system occurred in response to an economical crisis as well as political decisions made in the early 1990‘s. Since the economic crisis was supposed to have a negative impact on quality of elderly care services, the government adopted different policies such as New Public Management strategies, the introduction of a unit price for all care services, and the law implementing ―Freedom of Choice‖ to increase the quality of these elderly care services. READ MORE

  2. 2. Privatization of elderly care in Sweden: a comparison between quality of public and private home care services

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Zeynab Kalhor; [2013]
    Keywords : Swedish elderly care system; privatization; home care companies; private providers; public providers and quality of home care services.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The privatization of elderly care system occurred in response to an economical crisis as well as political decisions made in the early 1990‘s. Since the economic crisis was supposed to have a negative impact on quality of elderly care services, the government adopted different policies such as New Public Management strategies, the introduction of a unit price for all care services, and the law implementing ―Freedom of Choice‖ to increase the quality of these elderly care services. READ MORE

  3. 3. An Overview of “Quality of Life” by Elderly Receiving Care in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Raiffeison Ndumea Ngoh; [2011-11-18]
    Keywords : Elderly; Care; Quality and Life;

    Abstract : The general aim of this dissertation is to examine the Quality of Life for Swedish elderly receiving care. The study will investigate how the elderly, when receiving care, conceptualize and express quality of life. READ MORE