Study on Eldercare Assessment in the Nordic Countries

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23330175
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: ISHIGURO NOBU 大阪大学, 言語文化研究科(研究院), 准教授 (20273740)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YAMANOI Yayoi (SAITO Yayoi) 大阪大学, 人間科学研究科, 教授 (40263347) ; YOSHIOKA Yoko 頌栄短期大学, 保育学科, 准教授 (80462018)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者介護 / ケア / 北欧 / デンマーク / スウェーデン / 介護労働

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The home care systems in Denmark and Sweden have introduced BUM model, which means care delivery and care assessment are divided. The model has a disadvantage where care services do not match the actual needs of the elderly, since care assessors are not care workers who have the daily contact with them in care setting. The empirical research showed that care workers (home helpers) play an essential role in preventing the mismatch in care services. They use relational power and deliver the care flexibly according to the needs of the care recipients

Free Research Field

社会福祉学