Introduction
In Sweden, there are about 115 000 home care workers, working with the care of the elderly and disabled in the home care service in their own homes, old people’s homes, warden-controlled flats and nursing homes (Dellve et al., 2000). The home care service has grown fast during the last decade, due to health care reforms. However, the development of the home care service is assumed to continue, due to the growing proportion of elderly people who are over 80 years of age (Statistics Sweden, 1999). As in other European countries, there are current and future problems related to the ageing population and the ageing workforce of home care workers, due to health problems and recruitment difficulties.
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