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09 May 2025
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Pricing and purchasing long-term care: A series of country summary reports from the WHO Centre for Health Development
by Greer Van Zyl and Sarah Barber, WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Center) Introduction Governments need to strengthen their financing systems for health and long-term care (LTC) to ensure that older persons have access to essential services and are protected from financial hardship when paying for these services. Policy choices are critical in […]
GOLTC Blog Post
09 May 2025
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Sweden
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Health professionals’ experiences with participating in quality improvement in elderly care
Wieslander, L., Haggström, M. and Bäckström, I. (2025), “Health professionals’ experiences with participating in quality improvement in elderly care”, International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-11-2024-0103
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01 May 2025
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Sweden
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The intensity of informal caregiving and its implications for older caregivers: a national survey in Sweden
Kirvalidze, M., Hanson, E., Magnusson, L., Dahlberg, L., Wimo, A., Morin, L., & Calderón-Larrañaga, A. (2025). The intensity of informal caregiving and its implications for older caregivers: a national survey in Sweden. Scandinavian journal of public health, 14034948251335113. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251335113
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18 Jul 2024
GOLTC Blog Post
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Long-Term Care Policy Update for Sweden
By Lennarth Johansson and Nazak Salehi Sweden’s Evolving Long-Term Care System: Governance, Challenges, and Innovations In a Long-Term Care Policy Interest Group webinar, on the 26th February 2024, Lennarth Johansson from Jönköping University discussed the current state and recent developments in Sweden’s long-term care (LTC) policy. This post provides a summary of the key points […]
GOLTC Blog Post
18 Jan 2024
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Sweden
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The association between loneliness, social isolation, and sleep disturbances in older adults: A follow-up study from the Swedish good aging in Skåne project
Ekström H, Svensson M, Elmståhl S, Wranker LS. The association between loneliness, social isolation, and sleep disturbances in older adults: A follow-up study from the Swedish good aging in Skåne project. SAGE Open Medicine. 2024;12. doi:10.1177/20503121231222823
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08 Jan 2024
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Sweden
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COVID-19 Mortality and the Structural Characteristics of Long-Term Care Facilities: Evidence from Sweden
Broms, R., Dahlström, C., Najar, J., & Nistotskaya, M. (2024). COVID-19 Mortality and the Structural Characteristics of Long-Term Care Facilities: Evidence from Sweden. Public Performance & Management Review, 47(2), 505–533. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2023.2295282
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13 Dec 2023
GOLTC LTC system profiles
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Long-Term Care System Profile: Sweden
Johansson L. (2023) Long-Term Care System Profile: Sweden. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/sweden/
GOLTC LTC system profiles
18 Jul 2023
Book
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Unpaid Work In Nursing Homes: Flexible Boundaries (open access book)
Armstrong, P. (editor) (2023) Unpaid work in nursing homes: Flexible boundaries. S.l.: POLICY PRESS. https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/unpaid-work-in-nursing-homes
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01 Mar 2023
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Provider Ownership and Indicators of Service Quality: Evidence from Swedish Residential Care Homes
Broms R., Dahlström C., Nistotskaya, M. (2024) Provider Ownership and Indicators of Service Quality: Evidence from Swedish Residential Care Homes, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Volume 34, Issue 1, January 2024, Pages 150–163, https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muad002
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03 May 2022
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Revisiting the Nordic long-term care model for older people—still equal?
Rostgaard, T., Jacobsen, F., Kröger, T. et al. Revisiting the Nordic long-term care model for older people—still equal?. Eur J Ageing 19, 201–210 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-022-00703-4
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05 Apr 2022
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The first cross-national study of adolescent young carers aged 15–17 in six European countries
Lewis, F. M., Becker, S., Parkhouse, T., Joseph, S., Hlebec, V., Mrzel, M., Brolin, R., Casu, G., Boccaletti, L., Santini, S., D’Amen, B., Socci, M., Hoefman, R., de Jong, N., Leu, A., Phelps, D., Guggiari, E., Magnusson, L., & Hanson, E. (2023). The first cross-national study of adolescent young carers aged 15–17 in six European […]
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30 Jun 2021
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Long-Term Care report: Trends, challenges and opportunities in an ageing society. Country profiles.
European Commission, EC (2021) 2021 Long-term care report. Trends, challenges and opportunities in an ageing society. Country profiles Vol. 2. Joint Report prepared by the Social Protection Committee (SPC) and the European Commission (DG EMPL)
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31 Jan 2021
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Australia
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Pricing long-term care for older persons
Report describing experiences of high-income countries in financing long-term care, focusing on price setting and sharing experiences of how pricing is used to contribute to broader LTC policy objectives. Includes case studies on Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United States of America. Barber SL, van Gool K, […]
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22 May 2019
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Norway
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Severity as a Priority Setting Criterion: Setting a Challenging Research Agenda
Barra, M., Broqvist, M., Gustavsson, E. et al. Severity as a Priority Setting Criterion: Setting a Challenging Research Agenda. Health Care Anal 28, 25–44 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-019-00371-z
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10 Dec 2017
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Nordic eldercare – Weak universalism becoming weaker?
Szebehely, M., & Meagher, G. (2018). Nordic eldercare – Weak universalism becoming weaker? Journal of European Social Policy, 28(3), 294-308. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928717735062
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23 Sep 2015
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The Norrtaelje model: a unique model for integrated health and social care in Sweden
Bäck, M.A. and Calltorp, J. (2015) ‘The Norrtaelje model: a unique model for integrated health and social care in Sweden’, International Journal of Integrated Care, 15(6), p. null. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2244.
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