General Standards and Principles of the Social Support Policy for the Elderly in Denmark

This article deals with the analysis of the standards of the social and health-care policy for elderly people in Denmark as the change of emphasis onto the reproduction of adaptation and rehabilitation of the potential of elderly people created the need of effective implementation of innovative technologies and positive developments that would really affect the resolution of problems and improve the quality of life of elderly people in society generally. Therefore studying of the positive experience of Denmark’s social and health-care policies for elderly is of great importance, particularly at the current stage of reformation of this system in Ukraine. Trends in Denmark's aging population warrant a discussion of its mainly government-organized and – financed social service and health-care system, which is so closely associated with the well-being of its citizens.

Розглянуто та описано загальні стандарти та принципи державної політики соціальної підтримки людей похилого віку в Данії. Представлено систему догляду за літніми людьми. Проведено порівняння державної соціальної політики підтримки людей похилого віку в Швеції та Данії в контексті українських реалій.