As in many Western countries, eldercare services in Sweden have changed dramatically
over recent decades. Population ageing, ageing‐in‐place policies, pressures to contain …

The home‐care workforce is in high demand globally. Home‐care workers provide care for
people at home, including practical and personal care, as well as other tasks such as …

This article explores the relationship between 'body work'and gender, asking why paid work
involving the physical touch and manipulation of others' bodies is largely performed by …

Abstract Background In Norway, elder care is primarily a municipal responsibility. Municipal
health services strive to offer the 'lowest level of effective care,'and home healthcare services …

In most Western countries, the eldercare sector has undergone transformations to obtain
cost containment and more efficient service provision, changing the temporal framing of …

Background As a result of restructuring, home care is increasingly defined in a narrow, task‐
based way, undermining the holistic nature of practice. Recent practice theories can aid us …

Through an ethnographic study of older people's experiences of the home care service
organised by a large Swedish municipality, this article shows how care users are affected by …

Sweden has a long tradition of providing social care and support to its citizens in their own
homes through formal home care, delivered either by home care services or personal …

Older people living in residential aged care facilities tend to be physically as well as socially
inactive, which leads to poorer health and reduced wellbeing. A lack of recognition of the …

This paper examines the conflicting temporal orders of the regional nurse, a role which has
been introduced to deal with the increasing demands of aged care and workforce shortages …