Home care services on the rise, in contrast to nursing home stays

Neuchâtel, 15.11.2018 - (FSO) - In 2017, almost 350 000 people, of whom 73% were aged 65 and over, made use of assistance and home care services. The home care services provided nearly 16 million hours of home care and more than 6 million hours of assistance. In the same year, around 149 000 people stayed in a nursing home; 15% of them for a short stay. These are some of the findings from the Statistics on Home Care Services and the Statistics on Nursing Homes from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Anthony Francis, FSO, Section Health Services, tel.: +41 58 463 61 94,
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e-mail: flavia.lazzeri@bfs.admin.ch



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Federal Statistical Office
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