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Number of young long-term residents in institutions stable
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2005-07-08T10:00:00.000Z
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Municipal health care service, 2004, preliminary figures

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Number of young long-term residents in institutions stable

At the end of 2004, only six long-term young residents under the age of 50 were living in old people's homes. In total, institutions for the elderly and disabled (nursing homes, old people's homes and dwellings with 24 hour caring services) had 249 young long-term residents. This is less than 1 per cent of all long-term residents, and about the same figures as in 2003. Thus, the increase from previous years seems to have stabilised.

In dwellings with 24 hour caring services 33 per cent of the long-term residents were under the age of 50. This type of institution is intended for people who require much nursing care and who cannot live at home. The number of residents in such institutions was approximately 300.

For residents in institutions and users of home-based services the increase in the number of recipients under the age of 67 continues. Out of 41 000 residents in institutions in 2004, about 1 800 were below 67, while 47 000 of 163 000 recipients of home-based services were below this age. In home-based services, the youngest recipients represent 29 per cent of the users, compared with 17 per cent in 1992.

 

As seen in previous years, the number of recipients who only receive home help services keeps falling. It declined by 6 per cent from 2003. However, this was offset by a large increase in the number of home nursing recipients. Thus the total number of recipients of home-based services remained more or less unchanged.

The number of man-years in nursing and care services increased slightly to almost 107 000 in 2004, whereas doctor certified absence was reduced significantly. At the end of 2004, this type of absence amounted to 11 per cent of the total man-years.

In the municipal health services the number of man-years by public health nurses increased significantly by about 3 per cent to 1 900 man-years in 2004. The majority of the man-years were in the health centre and school health services. The increase in man-years by public health nurses in this area compensates the strong decrease in the number of man-years by physicians and physiotherapists. The tendency to have fewer physicians and physiotherapists with regular pay from the municipality continues. From 2003 to 2004 the number of man-years declined by about 4 per cent in both categories. The increase in the number of man-years by mandatory practitioners and physiotherapists without agreement does not compensate for this decline. When it comes to physicians, the decline is fully compensated by an increase in man-years by private physicians with agreement. Whereas the number of man-years by physicians remained stable at over 4 100, the number of man-years by physiotherapists has declined to below 4 100.

In June 2005, a web site for quality indicators in the nurse and care services was launched at http://indikator.more.no/bedrekommune/ploindikator.jsp .

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