Home care staff arrived with guards to Monica, 83

Monica Eriksson, 83, in Sunnansjö experienced a shock when home care staff arrived with two Securitas guards after notification that care for her husband Leif, 86, may be withdrawn.

Monica Eriksson has long fought for her husband Leif to receive the care she believes he is entitled to. Conflicts with the municipality have centered on hours, invoices and journal notes.

First came the message that home care may be withdrawn entirely. A few hours later there was a knock on the door and staff stood there together with two guards.

– It was a shock, says Monica Eriksson. She describes the situation as violating.

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Illustration of an elderly woman receiving home care with politicians debating gender choice rights in the background.
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Local parties disagree on elderly choice of home care staff

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In Uppsala, local parties disagree on whether the elderly should have a legal right to choose the gender of home care staff for intimate care. The government's June 2026 inquiry examines the issue after several assaults in the sector.

A long-running conflict has led to an 86-year-old man in Sunnansjö now lacking home care. Ludvika Municipality cites work environment problems.

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A new report shows that 72 percent of home care staff in Sweden have considered leaving their jobs. In Uppsala, 54 people left home care services in 2025, and politicians from SD and MP have differing proposals to improve the situation.

A former social worker in Alvesta directs sharp criticism at the municipality's handling of domestic violence cases. The criticism follows after two children were seriously injured in a suspected murder attempt.

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A woman in her 60s was detained on Saturday after being arrested on Friday evening in Gottsunda/Valsätra, Uppsala, on suspicion of injuring another woman with a sharp object following a quarrel.

A man in Malmö pretended to be from home care services, stole a mobile phone and fled. The victim tracked the thief in real time using an app on a spare phone.

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A man in his 60s was found with life-threatening injuries in an apartment in Ängelholm early on Saturday. Police are investigating the case as attempted murder.

 

 

 

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