Tove Harnett

Introduction

I am an Associate Professor in Social Work and hold a PhD in Gerontology. I have headed projects comparing rights in disability services and eldercare and have an interest in age-based rights and ageism. Together with professor Håkan Jönson I am currently heading research on user perspectives on home care, and research on how older people navigate home care, meals and travel services in their every day lives. In addition, I am involved in projects on care for older adults with long term substance use and complex needs. 

Major research grants

“Home care as integrated in older people’s lives: Developing a user-oriented perspective” PI, FORTE 4 320 000 SEK, 2022-2024.

“Navigators of the support system: How older people understand, negotiate, and coordinate home care and other forms of help in their everyday lives”. Co-PI (PI Håkan Jönson), FORTE, 5 900 000 SEK, 2022-2025.

“Specialist eldercare for people with substance abuse and complex needs: Promising practices or institutionalized ageism?” Co-PI (PI Håkan Jönson), FORTE 4 700 000 SEK, 2019-2022.

"Lifestories in dementia care: Challenges and possibilities” i äldreomsorgen - Utmaningar och möjligheter".PI, Ribbingska Minnesfonden 240 000SEK, 2021-2022.

“Age or needs? Age as an organizing principle for the provision of services to persons with support needs” PI, FORTE 4 100 000 SEK, 2017-2019

“Improving everyday conditions by reconceptualizing elder care through the lense of disability policies”, Co-PI (PI Håkan Jönson), FORTE 3 100 000 SEK SEK, 2015-2017

Research areas

•    User perspectives on eldercare
•    Aging and social problems
•    Ageism
•    Life story work and dementia

Teaching

Currently, I mainly teach on advanced level and supervise PhD-students.

  
Networks

Vice-president of SGS, the Swedish Gerontological Society. 
Convenor of the European Network on Gerontological Social Work. 

Board member of SWEAH, the national graduate school of ageing and health.