Den svenska äldrevården
Behov, konkurrens, kvalitet och valfrihet ur ett fastighetsperspektiv
QualityHomes for the elderlyResidential careValue chainValue networkValue creation in the networkFreedom of choiceCompetition (economic)Council and private careProperty ownershipKvalitetäldrevårdValfrihetKonkurrensVårdboendeVärdekedjaValue networkVärdeskapande i nätverketKommunal och privat vårdFastighetsägande
In this thesis an explorative study was undertaken with the aim to study how a number of private care providers, as well as politicians and officials from councils in and around the Stockholm and Uppsala counties, think about the future of the Swedish elderly care from a property perspective, i.e. homes for the elderly. The analysis shows that there is a demand for capacity in 6 out of 16 municipalities, and that the property is an important part of this capacity, and the fulfillment of it. This was mainly due to the cost of capital, but also because of several other factors such as lack of land, a wish to guide the design, ideology, and in many cases a wish to use the property as an instrument of domination to control private health care providers.Also, the property was show to be connected to economic competition, to freedom of choice, and to quality. The problems related to the property in the market for elderly care still remains to be solved. The writer of this thesis suggests that, among other things, patients should be treated as customers to a larger extent and problems that counter competition must be solved.Lastly, the writer has analyzed the situation in the Swedish market for elderly care from a value creation perspective. It is suggested that value can be created in both the network and within the company, even if the companies are competing, and thus ought to compete and not cooperate.