在瑞典,象在其他许多发达国家中一样,直接与其家庭一起生活的老年人的比例在减少。但非正规扶助系统仍然很重要,老年人与他们子女的接触比以前认为的更加经常。非正规照料在辅助正规扶助系统满足长期抚养需要上起着有效的作用,不过在没有立法帮助所涉家庭的情况下,不能把更重的负担加之于家庭。 In Sweden, as in many other developed countries, the proportion of older persons who live directly with their families is declining. However, informal support systems remain important and older people have more frequent contact with their children than previously thought. Informal care can play an effective role in assisting the formal support system in meeting the needs of long-term recuperation, although heavier burdens can not be added to the family without legislation to assist the families involved.