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Medellivslängden i Sverige stiger och utmaningarna inom äldreomsorgen ökar. Studiens syfte var att undersöka biståndshandläggares syn på välfärdsteknik och dess implementering inom äldreomsorgen i Dalarna. Genom tematisk analys av semistrukturerade intervjuer av sju biståndshandläggare framkom att biståndshandläggare ser positivt på välfärdsteknik inför framtiden men att den behöver vara pålitlig och individanpassad till brukarna. Biståndshandläggare beskrev att välfärdsteknik kan bidra till förbättrad livskvalitet och en ökad känsla av trygghet. För att underlätta implementering av välfärdsteknik behövs stödjande organisationsstrukturer och resurser som möjliggör att personal får information och utbildning. Bland annat ekonomiska begränsningar, tidsbrist och låg prioritet ansågs hindra implementering av välfärdsteknik. / Life expectancy in Sweden is increasing and the challenges in the care of older people are rising. This study aimed to examine social workers’ view of welfare technology and its implementation in the care of older people in Dalarna. Following thematic analysis of semistructured interviews of seven social workers, it was found that they view welfare technology positively for the future, but that it needs to be reliable and individually adapted to the users.Social workers described that welfare technology can contribute to an improved quality of lifevand an increased sense of security. To facilitate the implementation of welfare technology,supporting organizational structures and sufficient resources that enable staff to receive information and training are required. Among other things, economic limitations, lack of time,and low priority were considered barriers to the implementation of welfare technology.

Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur omsorgspersonal inom äldreomsorgen upplever äldres behov av samtalsstöd. Metoden som har använts är kvalitativ i form av individuella semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex informanter som arbetar som omsorgspersonal inom den kommunala äldreomsorgen. De teoretiska utgångspunkter som har tillämpats är socialkonstruktionism samt Erik Homburger Eriksons teori om människans livsstadier. Resultatet av studien visar att det enligt omsorgspersonalen finns ett samtalsbehov hos brukare inom äldreomsorgen som inte alltid kan tillgodoses idag på grund av omsorgspersonalens tidsbrist samt avsaknad av kompetens i att möta djupa frågor. Kuratorer inom äldreomsorgen skulle kunna bidra med samtalsstöd för äldre samt vara ett stöd för anhöriga och personal. Resultatet antyder till att behovet av kuratorer inom äldreomsorgen kommer att öka. Framtidens äldre förmodas ställa mer krav än de gör idag på att få samtalsstöd eftersom denna insats blir högre och mer accepterad i samhället. / This study aims to examine how professionals in care for older people experience older people´s needs of counselling in grievous life questions. A qualitative method has been chosen in the form of individual semi-structured interviews with six care workers in municipal care for older people. The theoretical bases which have been applied are social constructionism and Erik Homburger Erikson's theory: Stages of Psychosocial Development. The result of the study shows that older people in care for older people sometimes are in need of counselling. These needs are not always fulfilled today because of the care workers lack of time and expertise in facing grievous life questions. Counsellors in care for older people are presumed to increase because older people in the future will make more demands and also will find it more natural in life crisis to talk to a counsellor.

Aim: To explore how older people (>65 years), who have been granted home care services for the first time, experienced their contact with the municipal need assessor and the process of the need assessment. Method/data: Semi-structured interviews (n=7) have been conducted with first-time users of social care for older people (>65 years) living in one district in the City of Stockholm. The interviews were thematically analysed based on the theoretical approach by Braun & Clarke (2006).Findings: Applying for home care services affects several dimensions of thoughts and emotions related to the process of ageing. Compromised ability/health/independence and the accessibility of informal care influenced the respondent’s tendency to apply. Thoughts and emotions related to identity, autonomy and managing tasks on their own was significant. Both positive and negative emotions related to the contact with the municipal need assessor was found.Conclusions: Municipal home care services include several aspects beyond the practical matters. The contact with the municipal need assessor was not the main topic discussed, instead focus was put on the thought process/introspective process leading up to an application. In addition, applying for home care services is sometimes experienced as “the last resort” when other possibilities are exhausted.