Delivering the Right Care: An interview with Kristofer Smith
The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) has enabled more people in the US to get affordable medical insurance than ever before. People with household incomes between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level now have access to better healthcare at reduced …
Regional Cooperation for Elderly Care: An interview with Erik Buskens and Klaske Wynia
“As part of a series of case studies on best practices in elder care, ACCESS Health’s Sofia Widén visited the University Medical Center at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands to meet with Dr. Erik Buskens and Dr. Klaske Wynia. In the …
Dementia Village: An interview with Eloy van Hal
This case study describes De Hogeweyk, a community that has been dubbed a dementia village in Weesp, the Netherlands. Established in 2008, the village provides high quality elder care services for individuals diagnosed with advanced or severe dementia. Sofia Widén, program manager …
Home Safety: An interview with Irene Leung, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association
Life expectancy of Hong Kong residents became one of the highest in the world in 2014. Families take the central responsibility of care for elderly relatives. However, the government of Hong Kong is launching an ambitious effort to build new care homes, …
Elder Care in the Netherlands: Interview Compilation
International researchers and academics have traditionally ranked the Dutch elder care system one of the best in the world. The system is based on the principle of solidarity and universal coverage. However, there are concerns about the increasing cost of long term …
Dementia and Farm Life: An interview with Gerke de Boer and Annie Herder
This interview is part of a greater research effort into dementia and best practices in elder care in Northern Europe. Sofia Widen traveled to the north of The Netherlands to study the innovative thinking of Cornelia Hoeve, a farm that is now …
Aabenraa Municipality: Interview with Jakob Kyndal
As part of a series of case studies on excellence in dementia care, ACCESS Health visited Denmark to study Danish companies and organizations. This study is part of a larger research effort on dementia care in Northern Europe. A growing proportion of …
Rise Care Home: An Interview with Kirsten Springborg and Mette Pawlik Olesen
ACCESS Health Program Manager Sofia Widén conducts this interview with Kirsten Springborg and Mette Pawlik Olesen about Rise Care Home (Rise Parken), a long term care home in Aabenraa, Denmark. Eighty percent of the residents at Rise Care Home live with some …
IntelligentLIFE: Elder Care Technology
As part of a larger research effort on dementia care in Northern Europe, this interview describes the development of a new software and planning tool called IntelligentLIFE During a visit to Denmark, Sofia Widén a Program Manager at ACCESS Health International spoke …
TioHundra Case Study Part Two: Care Homes and Integrated Elder Care
This is the second part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra and Swe-dishintegrated elder care. Integrated elder care looks at healthcare and social care for older patients. Integrated elder care focuses on the integration of work across care or-ganizations, …
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