On behalf of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung political scientist Dr Cornelia Heintze has comparedthe care and day-to-day assistance providedto the elderly in Germany and Scandinavia (Denmark,Iceland, Norway and Sweden), as well asFinland. In the present expert report she analysesthe differences between the German and theScandinavian systems and shows what ways ofthinking and basic decisions have shaped therelevant systems. It is a fruitful comparison becauseit indicates the key choices now facing the
German care system.