SWEDISH CARE INSTITUTE

SCI is a gateway and a network for Swedish services and products within the fields of the disability and elderly care.

SCI is formed by The Swedish Trade Council and The Swedish Handicap Institute. Support has also been given by the Swedish government.

Background

Sweden experienced earlier than any other country the so-called age explosion, i.e. the proportion of the population over 65 years is rapidly increasing. Also, relative to the population, more women in Sweden work outside their homes than in any other country. Japan is brought up against the very same situation.

To meet this, Sweden has at an early stage developed and enlarged services in child care and in elderly care and has procured an unique experience. We have found solutions to the challenges that Japan now is facing.

Within the elderly care, the Swedish development of group living homes for persons with dementia has implied a structural revolution. Persons that were kept at institutions for long-term treatment of different kinds, are now given a worthy old age.

Sweden is a leading country regarding disability care. Persons with disabilities including persons with more severe disabilities have their own apartments or houses and are able to live independently thanks to accessible buildings and environments, assistive technology and services.

Since long Sweden has advanced research in these areas and the results are continuously put into practice.

Now Sweden wants to share its experiences and knowledge in these fields. Therefore The Swedish Handicap Institute and The Swedish Trade Council has formed The Swedish Care Institute.

Swedish Care Institute (SCI) is an association within the fields of Swedish elderly and disability care.

The tasks of SCI are:

To give information and knowledge of the Swedish concepts within the fields of elderly and disability care; the entirety as well as the separate parts
To create and build up contacts with interested parties in Japan and in Sweden
To be the Swedish interested parties� jointly plattform
To build an active network of qualified parties in Japan and in Sweden
To increase the interfaces between Japan and Sweden through exchanges of research scientists, seminars, study tours, conferences and exhibitions
To contribute to exchange of knowledge between the two countries
To contribute to foreign investments in the Swedish fields of services and products to older persons and persons with disabilities
To arrange and participate in conferences, seminars, exhibitions and study tours
To develop new forms of services and concepts

SCI has created a network. To this network Swedish municipalities, county councils, institutions, universities, companies and skilled individuals are affiliated. They all stand for the highest quality standards in their field of Swedish elderly care and disability service.

Through this network we can offer:

Complete, turn-key solutions. A thoroughly planned and cost effective operation works together with and supports qualified personnel, good functional, environmentally-sound and stimulating aids and products
Homes for elderly
Group living homes and day-care centres
Service homes
Functional and flexible buildings which have been designed according to the intended type of operation
Adaptation of residences
Accessibility in the total environment for different kinds of disabilities such as mobility, vision, hearing, cognition
Materials, aid equipment and products that are safe and tested to high ergonomic, allergic and technical standards
Interior design and installations
Assistive technology
Web based services and products for treatments in homes and in service houses
Certification of products, aid equipments and services
Study tours, seminars and exhibitions
A wide range of information material
Education and staff training in all levels and of varying length
Team-building
Analysing and planning. Feasibility studies at macro and micro level
Concept development. For example concepts for persons with dementia and for persons with severe disablements. Concepts for group-living homes and for service houses
Consulting, guidance and support in different areas. For example: architectural drawings, facility design, aid equipment, operation structure, quality standards and control. Start-up help and marketing. Assessments of needs/diagnosis
Programs for rehabilitation/habilitation, recreation/leisure and day activities.
Project management
Operation. Joining forces with local organizations we can assist in the operation.

One address, one call to the entire world of the Swedish concepts of disability and elderly care.