Residents of Heikanrinne public elederly care facility perform their activities in Forssa, Finland April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Matti Matikainen
FORSSA, Finland (Reuters) - In a Nordic country used to a high level of state social care, Finns were shocked to hear of care homes leaving elderly patients all night in soaked diapers, a scandal that may play a part in helping the left return to power after 20 years in opposition.
With one of the most rapidly ageing populations in the world, Finland is on the front line of a problem affecting most Western countries - how society can afford to care for an ever larger population of the elderly and infirm.
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