Home is where the help is: community-based care in Denmark. |
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| Authors: | M Stuart M Weinrich |
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| Institution: | Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Health Administration and Policy Program, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA. stuart@.umbc.edu |
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| Abstract: | Policy regarding long-term care has been an issue of rising national concern. In this paper we examine the transition of Danish long-term care policy with special attention to Skaevinge, the first community in Denmark to integrate institutional and community-based services for the elderly. Recent studies on the variation between costs and services in Danish communities and the results of U.S. studies on community-based care suggest that successful implementation of integrated institutional and community-based long-term care is feasible in the United States. Lessons from Denmark highlight conditions that will facilitate success in this endeavor. |
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