Articles

Accessing Long-Term Care in Norway: Needs Assessment, Municipal Decisions and Routes Into Support

Access to long-term care in Norway begins with individual need rather than age, diagnosis or a national care package. This article examines how municipalities assess requests for home healthcare, practical...

Financing Long-Term Care in Norway: Taxation, Municipal Funding, User Charges and Public Responsibility

Norway finances long-term care predominantly through taxation and municipal revenues rather than a dedicated social insurance scheme. This article examines how national grants, local taxation, equalisation and regulated user charges...

Who Is Responsible for Older People’s Care in Norway? National Government, Municipalities and the Specialist Health Service

Responsibility for older people’s care in Norway is deliberately distributed across national government, municipalities and the state-owned specialist health service. This article maps who sets policy, who organises and finances...

How Long-Term Care Works in Norway: Municipalities, Home-Based Services and Nursing Homes

Norway’s long-term care system is organised primarily through municipalities rather than a separate national insurance programme. This article examines how people access home healthcare, practical assistance, rehabilitation, adapted housing and...

Ageing in Norway: Preparing for a Society Where the Oldest Population Is Growing Rapidly

Norway’s rapidly growing older population is changing the assumptions behind municipal care, housing, workforce planning and health-service capacity. This article examines how demographic ageing is reshaping Norway’s publicly funded model,...