For:

• shifting of care was seen done in the best interest of the patient. Need to try and use institutions less. Can a institution ever be good for a person?
  
• women most desirable to do the work because they were considered to already have lots of 'free' time as many were existing housewives.
• general feeling- the welfare state is more useful for the women than the man.
• community care promotes family care and 'marshals resources.' along with encouraging independence.
• When jobs were scarce it made sense that women should work unpaid, as it freed up jobs for men and helped decrease the unemployment rate.
• community care promotes self-help and the idea of the wider community helping the elderly etc.
  
• If you have a daughter you are less likely to become institutionalized as women tend to do all the manual handling of looking after a loved one.
• need to remember - the initial aim of reducing public services is to save money!

Comparisons with Scandinavia:

Are new policies of community care based on myth???
Myth one - the increasing majority of elderly people today are cared for in an institution?
Fact - Institutionalization rates in both Sweden and Norway have stayed constant between 1970-1982
Myth Two - the situation of the elderly has deteriorated and we are not well informed anymore.
Fact- the general image of pre-industrial Europe as a golden age for the elderly is a myth and should be disregarded. Aging has changed and evolved over time.
Myth Three- The elderly need help because they are struggling withe shock of retiring and worry about their financial situation. Fact - this is secondary to them than them. The elderly in Norway actually appear to be less stressed after finishing work and need less support than previously believed.