Kärlekens sista rum: Enhetschefer i socialtjänsten om äldres lagliga rätt att sammanbo i särskilt boende
2019 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This study aimed to examine the reasoning among first line managers concerning the law from 2012 which gives older couples the right to continue living together even when only one of them needs special housing for service and care. We used a qualitative method with data collected through individual semi-structured interviews with six care managers in different municipalities in Sweden. The theoretical approach and interpretative framework for the analysis consisted of Michael Lipsky’s theory of street-level bureaucracy, Roine Johansson’s swedish adaption of this theory and Max Weber’s theory about social actions. We found that there was little variation in how the interviewed care managers used the law and the guidelines to support the work in the organisation rather than seeking individually based solutions for the elderly. The main conclusion of our study was that the law concerning the cohabitation guarantee for elderly has made little difference.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
Eldercare, Ethical stress, Reasonable standard of living, Social action, Street-level bureaucracy
Keywords [sv]
biståndsbedömning äldre, etisk stress, gräsrotsbyråkrater, handlingsutrymme, sammanboende
National Category
Social Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-29924OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-29924DiVA, id: diva2:1325194
Subject / course
Social work
Educational program
Social work
Supervisors
Examiners
2019-06-182019-06-142019-06-18Bibliographically approved