Knol H R
Vakgroep Sociologie RUG, Groningen.
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 1989 Oct;20(5):189-95.
This report deals with the question, why municipalities differ so much in the number of elderly who are staying in a home for the aged. Official statistics, the national survey in 1982 and a local survey among the elderly in a municipality with a low capacity have been analysed. Some interesting results of the report are: if there isn't a home for the elderly in the domicile -- and the elderly have to move to another village for the care they need -- many prefer to stay on their own. In the past alternatives (such as special dwellings, more home help, etc.) have been created. In municipalities with many small villages also a relatively low capacity of homes for the elderly has been realised in the past. An other determinant of the capacity is the political and religious structure of a municipality.
本报告探讨了一个问题，即为什么各市政当局在养老院中老年人的数量上存在如此大的差异。分析了官方统计数据、1982年的全国调查以及对一个容纳能力较低的市政当局中的老年人进行的本地调查。该报告的一些有趣结果是：如果在住所没有养老院——老年人必须搬到另一个村庄去获得他们所需的照料——许多人更愿意独自生活。过去已经创造了一些替代方案（如特殊住所、更多的居家帮助等）。在有许多小村庄的市政当局中，过去养老院的容纳能力也相对较低。容纳能力的另一个决定因素是市政当局的政治和宗教结构。
