Elderly Care: Similarities And Solutions In Denmark And The U.S.

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Raffel, N K ; Raffel, M W
• Description:
  Denmark, like the U.S. and other developed countries, is experiencing an increase in the percentage of dependent elderly in its population. They consume a disproportionate share of health and social services at a time when government is attempting to contain costs. Both countries face similar problems in caring for the elderly--problems of escalating hospital costs, dramatically increased nursing home costs, and insufficient public revenues to cover their entire care. Denmark has developed a wide range of services for the elderly--home help, home nursing, adult day care centers, day nursing homes, and sheltered housing. The response in the U.S. has taken somewhat different directions, although in both countries home and community services have been expanded as a substitute for expensive institutional care. The possible relevance of the U.S. experience in these areas to Denmark and lessons that the U.S. might learn from the Scandinavian country are discussed.
• Subjects:
  Aged Cross-Cultural Comparison Denmark Financing, Government Health Services For The Aged Home Care Services Homes For The Aged Housing Humans Local Government
• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 102(5):494-500
• Pubmed ID:
  3116579
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North America
• Volume:
  102
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:aa21f655cc11cf66cd0565f069aa4c1e6437e98126388bcc7eae9aafbe9afa19
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/63086/cdc_63086_DS1.pdf
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