In a discussion on elderly care in Sweden last night a professor in Social Gerontology Mats Thorslund said that the question “What care without dignity is” wasn’t interesting in the commission of inquiry concerning what care with dignity is. He had tried to raise this question with no response (whatsoever?) from the others in the committee (except from one person?).
Someone also spoke about that by redefining the needs (in this case the needs of elderly people) the politicians can get around the laws.
Here an article about that the old people’s needs in elderly care aren’t governing. And here about class differences in elderly care. See how the sociey is meeting old people's needs. More about Mats Thorslund and what he does (all those linked texs are in Swedish).
And once again, the more unequal society the worse the health not only among the poorest but through the whole society, due to the stress through the whole society. More equal societies work better.
Is the solution to go back to old time’s class differences? Should we rethink everything in the society? Is this with elderly care a symptom on something in the society and the whole world?
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