Research and the Local Planning of Services for Elderly People

The assessment of need and the vested interests of powerful actors constitute two major problems in the local planning of services for elderly people. In this article the contribution of applied research to these planning processes is explored by means of a case study into care delivery to long term elderly patients. The case study design appears to be well suited for this type of research. Triangulation, a focus on person-environment dynamics and a close interaction between the researchers and significant actors in the policy process, enhance the applicability of the research. In the current study these strategies failed to resolve completely the central policy question, but they certainly brought more rational elements into the policy process. The latter is a valuable contribution in itself

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