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NOK 100 billion to care services
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2015-06-24T10:00:00.000Z
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In 2014, expenses related to care services in Norway exceeded NOK 100 billion.

Care services, 2014, preliminary figures

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  • Annually
  • Annually, preliminary figures (selected)

Figures for 2015 will be published 29 June 2016.

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NOK 100 billion to care services

In 2014, expenses related to care services in Norway exceeded NOK 100 billion. The share of home-based care services increased to an all-time high, making up almost half of the total expenses, while the share of expenses related to institutions decreased to 45 per cent. Five per cent of the total expenses covered social activity and additional services. This has remained virtually unchanged for several years.

Nursing and care services - key figuresPublished 24 June 2015
2014Percentage change
Users of care services2013 - 20142010 - 2014
Total271 7430.12.3
Users of home help only39 078-4.7-12.3
Users of home nursing only77 8643.815.6
Users of both home help and home nursing63 085-1.20.7
Residents in institutions, short term stay9 2301.72.1
Residents in institutions, long term stay33 843-0.4-1.8
Other home-based services48 6430.32.1
 
Nursing and care institutions
Beds41 310-0.3
Percentage of private beds11.16.0
Percentage of user adapted single rooms including bathroom/WC in institutions81.21.56.8
Weekly physician hours per resident in nursing homes0.496.532.4
 
Care staff
Full-time equivalent134 323.761.26.4
Percentage of man-years within user directed services with health/social educat751.44.2
Andel legemeldt sykefravær av totalt antall kommunale årsverk i brukerrettet tj8.93.5-3.3
 
Expenditure in municipal care services
Care services100 917 8386.828
Coordination Reform5 827 57110.

Source: Statistics Norway

One of the reasons why there has been a smaller increase in institutions is the stable number of beds. The number of beds in nursing homes stands at 40 184, which is the same as in 2013. However, it is important to emphasise that this is the net figure: more than 100 municipalities offered an increasing number of beds, and about the same number of municipalities had a decrease in the number beds. New nursing homes and departments with higher standards are replacing older ones. The share of single bed rooms is now close to 98 per cent. The share of beds in user-adapted rooms with a bathroom makes up 81 per cent. The number of beds in old people’s homes is still decreasing, with a reduction of 10 per cent to 1 100 beds in 2014.

A total of 40 500 residents live in nursing homes in 2014; approximately the same number as in 2013. The number of residents was somewhat lower than the total number of beds. On a local level, the number of residents does not necessarily correspond to the number of beds. In some cases, an unbalanced situation may be temporary due to the modernisation of buildings or reorganisation of the services.

More younger and fewer older users

The total number of users of home-based services has remained almost unchanged at 190 000 users. The number of older users (67 years and over) has decreased by 1 000 to a total of 107 500, and the number of young users has increased by the same number, to a total of 84 500 users. There has been a marked decrease in the number of users of home-based services for people 80 years and over.

The share of users with extensive need for assistance has increased in all age groups. There are 1 000 more users in this category in 2014 compared to 2013. Since 2007, when this registration started, there has been a continuous increase, regardless of age. This has resulted in a need for more resources, although the total number of users is almost unchanged. The average number of hours of home help has increased by 10 per cent since 2013. In 2014, each user received 9 hours of home help per week on average. The corresponding hours of home nursing is unchanged and approximately half the level of home help services, i.e. 4.6 hours per user per week on average.

Increase in man-years and beds run by private enterprises

The growing need for resources due to more users with an extensive need for assistance is met by an increase in the number of man-years per user from 0.45 man-years in 2009 to 0.49 man-years in 2014. There are now 134 000 man-years in the care services in Norway. This includes 10 000 man-years from private enterprises, operating on behalf of the public services. For the first time, commercially-based enterprises offer more beds than non-profit organisations.