Staff at Edshultsgården in Leksand have submitted two Lex Sarah reports regarding neglect of residents.
One resident at the dementia-focused care home Edshultsgården did not shower for six weeks according to one of the reports.
Another resident's room constituted a sanitary nuisance according to the second report.
Social chief Jasmin Löf says the focus now is that this absolutely must not happen again.
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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.
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when home care staff arrived with two Securitas guards after notification that care for her husband Leif, 86, may be withdrawn.
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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.
A new activity requirement in the social services law taking effect on July 1 risks affecting Fontänhuset in Falun. The voluntary-based operation may struggle to gain approval.
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The government will appoint an inquiry to reform the 30-year-old law on psychiatric compulsory care. The announcement follows the murder in Boden on Christmas Day last year.
Borlänge municipality's care and welfare services have introduced new routines and a team-based approach. The goal is to detect deficiencies faster and strengthen patient safety.
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A couple who ran a family home in the Småland highlands was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison each for crimes against several children.