TioHundra Case Study Part Four: Homecare, Home Healthcare, and Integrating Care for the Elderly
This is the fourth part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra (TioHundra) and Swedish integrated elder care. Integrated elder care looks at healthcare and social care for older patients. Integrated elder care focuses on the integration of work across …
TioHundra Case Study Part Three: A Focus on Quality
This is the third part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra and Swedish integrated 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 …
Interview with Dr. Hans Becker: Transforming Retirement Living in The Netherlands
ACCESS Health Sweden developed an initiative in 2015 to discover best practices other countries use for elder care. In this interview, Dr. Hans Becker, chair of the Managing Board of the Humanitas Foundation, introduces his approach to elder care and discusses Humanitas …
Interview with Elizabeth Hanson: Caring for Caregivers
“When a family member is ill, the entire family can suffer. Often children, spouses, and other informal caregivers provide care well before the municipality government programs do. Caring for a person with chronic health conditions can produce stress for informal caregivers, but …
TioHundra Case Study Part Five: A Changing Organization
This interview is the fifth and final part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra and Swedish integrated elder care. The integrated elder care approach looks at the coordination of healthcare and social care for older patients across care organizations, …
Buurtzorg: A Neighborhood Model of Care
Buurtzorg, a not for profit homecare provider located in the Netherlands, has a reputation for delivering high quality and affordable elder care services. The following interviews with Jos de Blok and Gertje van Roessel highlight the Buurtzorg philosophy and operation methods in …
Interview with Magdalena Marklund
ACCESS Health’s Sofia Widén interviews Magdalena Marklund in a study that identifies best practices and areas for improvement in the Swedish elder care system. Marklund is a former program manager for Sweden’s Technology for the Elderly program. Technology for the Elderly was …
Interview with Maj Rom Former Coordinator, The Most Fragile Elderly Project, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
To meet the social and healthcare demands of the aging Swedish population, the Swedish government decided to identify the care needs of the most fragile elderly cohort. In this interview, ACCESS Health’s Sofia Widén speaks with Dr. Maj Rom, the former coordinator …
eHealth in Sweden: Interview with Patrik Sundström
The Swedish government has initiated a national digitization agenda, with the goal of Sweden becoming the most prominent digital user in the world. The aim of eHealth is to improve the health, participation, and independence of patients in Swedish society. The initiative …
Coordinating Care for the Elderly: Interview with Carina Kumlin and Pia Lagerström
In January 1992, the Swedish government introduced Ädelreformen, or Noble Reform in English. The reform divided up the responsibility for different kinds of care between two levels of government: the county and the municipality. One result of this reform is that county …
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