Open AccessManagement in care of older persons and persons with disabilities in Sweden
Author(s) -
Maria Wolmesjö,
Annelie Gollungberg
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
aotearoa new zealand social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2463-4131
pISSN - 1178-5527
DOI - 10.11157/anzswj-vol23iss1-2id168
Subject(s) - social work , competence (human resources) , case management , nursing , context (archaeology) , psychology , social care , aged care , public relations , medicine , gerontology , political science , social psychology , paleontology , law , biology
This article gives a brief description of management in the care of older persons and persons with disabilities in Sweden. The focus is on how the management profession has developed and what competence is required to reach the goal of providing good quality social care. Current practice challenges and realities indicate that one of the difficulties faced by managers is to provide older persons and persons with disabilities with the possibility of participating in a social context despite a disability or illness. Examples are given of how to secure the individual’s rights on a local, regional and national level.