Annica Zetterholm fra Centerpartiet har indsendt et forslag til kommunalbestyrelsen i Lekeberg om en ny specialbolig.
Forslaget går ud på at opføre en bolig, der samler demenspleje, afdelinger til andre plejebehov, korttidsboliger og aflastningspladser. Ifølge forslaget er den nye bolig nødvendig for at opfylde kommunens plejekrav. Zetterholm skriver, at Lekeberg har brug for en specialbolig, hvor disse funktioner er samlet.
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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.
Uppsala Municipality and Region Uppsala have received an honorable mention at the Brobyggarpriset for the Elderly Care Unit. The unit brings together various healthcare professionals to provide home care for the elderly. The award praises collaboration across organizational boundaries with the patient's needs at the center.
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Uppsala municipality is carrying out an organizational change to short-term and transitional care facilities during March and April, assigning permanent placements after a temporary relocation in December 2025. Nora short-term housing shifts focus solely to dementia care, with general care beds moving to selected nursing homes and dementia care beds to Årstagården.
Uppsala municipality is expanding resources for Stödcentrum to address the growing need for support for youths aged 10 to 21 affected by or suspected of crimes. There is also rising demand from guardians and schools. The social committee has made the decision to provide timely assistance.
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Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad is expanding support for parents in several Uppsala neighborhoods to help prevent children and young people from falling into exclusion and crime.
Felix Pettersson, 18, from Halmstad, and Vera Gustafsson, 20, from Strömstad, are running for parliament for the Centre Party and Moderates respectively. They aim to boost youth representation in politics, where young people are severely underrepresented. Social Democrat Aida Birinxhiku, 26, already serves in parliament and stresses the value of young perspectives.
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The Swedish Prison Service has initiated a feasibility study for a new prison with 400 places in Malung-Sälen municipality. The establishment could create up to 200 new public sector jobs and is welcomed by local politicians. The study is expected to take about six months.