Articles

Sweden’s New Social Services Act and Older People’s Care: Prevention, Accessibility and Knowledge-Based Support

Sweden’s new Social Services Act changes the direction of municipal social care by placing stronger emphasis on prevention, accessibility and practice grounded in knowledge. For older people’s services, the challenge...

Financing Long-Term Care in Sweden: Taxation, Municipal Funding, User Charges and Sustainability

Sweden finances most older people’s long-term care collectively through municipal taxation and government transfers, while regulated user charges contribute a much smaller share of the overall cost. This article examines...

Who Is Responsible for Older People’s Care in Sweden? National Policy, Municipalities and Regional Healthcare

Responsibility for older people’s care in Sweden is deliberately distributed across national government, municipalities, regions, public agencies and service providers. This article examines who sets policy, assesses need, organises social...

How Long-Term Care Works in Sweden: Municipalities, Regions and the Welfare State

Sweden’s long-term care system combines universal welfare principles with extensive municipal responsibility, regional healthcare and a mixed landscape of public and private provision. This article explains how older people enter...

Ageing in Sweden: Preparing for Longer Lives in a Universal Welfare System

Sweden’s ageing population is testing how a universal, decentralised welfare system can sustain independence, quality and equitable access as more people live into advanced old age. This article examines demographic...