Long term care – Future Challenges. Care plan 2015
Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services; Government of Norway
Country Resources
Older Persons General Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans and service standards
Mental Health Strategies and Plans
Norway
1 January 2005
Policy document
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Future challenges in long term care and the main users of the municipal health and care services are focused on in this report.Short and long term strategies to meet these challenges are laid out in this report.
The policy focuses on some key principles of provision of long term care in norway including:
- Decentralisation from a state to municipal level.
- Further integration of special care services
- A shift from institution based to domiciliary care
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