The Effect of Home Care on the Ability to Perform the Activities of Daily Living and the Well-being of Older People

Using regression analysis on a set of Danish longitudinal data featuring people aged 67-77 we estimate the effect of home care while controlling for initial health, including initial ADL ability and well-being, along with demographic and socioeconomic conditions.

We find no effect of home care on ADL ability in women; results for men, however, indicate a negative association. The provision of home care has an insignificant effect on women's well-being, but a positive effect for men incapacitated beyond a certain degree. Results indicate a need for supplementary efforts to protect against the disablement process.