Annica Zetterholm from the Center Party has submitted a motion to the municipal council in Lekeberg for a new special housing facility.
The motion proposes a residence that gathers dementia care, departments for other care needs, short-term housing and respite care places.
According to the proposal, the new housing is needed to meet the municipality's care requirements.
Zetterholm writes that Lekeberg needs a special housing facility with these functions combined.
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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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