I know a disabled man in a kommun with excellent economy where the kommun employ companions to sitdown and chat with him daily. These are mostly retired or near-retired people who are doing their bit for the community and getting a small income at the same time. The system works very very well.

I live in one of the kommuns with the very worst economy and the schools barely function. So the 100 carers thing is not because of the swedish psyche but because of the way healthcare is funded.