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Achieving a Greater Buffalo [PDF]

, 2007
This policy report argues that improving the quality of life for residents of all backgrounds living in Buffalo’s urban neighborhoods should be a central objective of any economic revitalization plan for the region.

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Efficiency potential and determinants of efficiency: An analysis of the care of elderly sector in Norway [PDF]

The paper provides an analysis of efficiency in the care for the elderly sector in Norway. In a first step we perform DEA analysis to calculate the degree of efficiency in each municipality and the national level efficiency potential.
Lars-Erik Borge, Marianne Haraldsvik
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Bureaucratized management of paid care-work [PDF]

, 2018
Paid elderly care-work in Italy: the case of not-for-profit private organizations, social cooperatives which provide domiciliary services and employ mainly migrant women in the cities of Milan and Reggio ...
Marchetti, Sabrina, Scrinzi, Francesca
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Negotiating care in organizational borderlands: a grounded theory of inter-organizational collaboration in coordination of care

BMC Health Services Research
Background Although coordination of care and integrated care models aim to enhance patient satisfaction and perceived care quality, evidence regarding their practical implementation remains scarce.
Ann-Therese Hedqvist, Catharina Lindberg, Heidi Hagerman, Ann Svensson, Mirjam Ekstedt   +4 more
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International Profiles of Health Care Systems, 2011 [PDF]

, 2011
This publication presents overviews of the health care systems of Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Each overview covers health insurance,

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Opportunity-Rich Schools and Sustainable Communities: Seven Steps to Align High-Quality Education With Innovations in City and Metropolitan Planning and Development [PDF]

, 2011
Details challenges and steps for linking quality education and community and economic vitality, including establishing a shared vision and metrics, aligning investments for prosperity, and expanding access via transportation.
Ariel H. Bierbaum, Deborah L. McKoy, Jeffrey M. Vincent   +2 more
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The Long-Term Care System in Denmark [PDF]

This document provides an overview of the long-term care system, the number and develop-ment of beneficiaries and the long-term care policy in Denmark.
Erika Schulz
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Housing and Real Estate Trends among Americans Retiring in Mexico's Coastal Communities [PDF]

, 2010
For years, U.S. and Canadian retirees have flocked to Mexico as an alternative overseas retirement destination that was affordable, offered desirable weather and was close to their communities of origin in North America. These attributes have made Mexico
Anne McEnany, Richard Kiy
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Scandinavian long-term care financing [PDF]

In this paper, we compare and analyse the systems for financing long-term care for older people in the Scandinavian countries – Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Iversen, Tor, Karlsson, Martin, Øien, Henning   +2 more
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place: the work situation for nurses as leaders in municipal health care

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2016
Etty R Nilsen,1 Anja H Olafsen,1 Anne Grethe Steinsvåg,2 Hallgeir Halvari,1 Ellen K Grov31Department of Strategy and Finance, School of Business, University College of Southeast-Norway, 2Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences ...
Nilsen ER, Olafsen AH, Steinsvåg AG, Halvari H, Grov EK   +4 more
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