Sweden shows way with small-scale, domestic dwellings to keep elderly safe and dignified

By Suzanne Cahill, May 24, 2022

“Yesterday I visited my father-in-law who has recently moved into a newly built care home in a rural part of Sweden, about 90 minutes’ drive from Stockholm. The care home is small-scale and domestic-like. It accommodates eight residents and is located in the very centre of a small country village. That village consists of a large supermarket, a takeaway outlet and a hairdresser who shares her salon with a podiatrist. On arrival, one gets the sense this care home is these people’s home, and residents who live here remain fully integrated into the local community.”

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