Planning individually? Spotting international welfare trends in the field of rehabilitation in Norway

Abstract

International welfare trends are sweeping across the western world and have gained a lot of attention from researchers. However, few contributions have demonstrated the practical effects of these trends. This article will illustrate this using the individual plan as a case showing that some unintended forms of use can be regarded as traces of international welfare policy trends, and are not in line with the original ideologically based intentions.

Continuity of home-based care for persons with dementia from formal and family caregivers’ perspective

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