Today, most older people with disabilities receive help at home, and there are limited places in nursing homes. At the same time, politicians claim that living at home provides independence and control over everyday life.
The first major Norwegian study of control over everyday life among older people, however, shows something completely different.
The study has been published in the journal Age and Ageing.
"Those who receive home care services have significantly less control over their everyday lives than those who live in nursing homes or care homes," says Lisa Victoria Burrell.
Burrell is a researcher at the Centre for Care Research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Gjøvik.
