Stockholm drops controversial care firm
Published: 14 Nov 11 14:09 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/37342/20111114/
The city of Stockholm said Monday that it would scrap its contract with Carema Care while the government launched an inquiry in the wake of growing concerns about the health care company's management of several elderly care homes.
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According to Nordin, revelations about the poor conditions in several Carema-managed elderly care homes in Stockholm demand “radical measures”.
In addition to breaking its agreement with Carema, Stockholm city officials plan to launch a broad review of the city's geriatric care.
“We need to be able to guarantee our citizens safe and secure elderly care,” Nordin said.
A the same time, the Swedish government announced on Monday it was tasking the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) with carrying out an inquiry into whether there are any differences in the quality of care provided by privately- or publicly-run care providers.
“We want to get to the bottom of this,” elderly care minister Maria Larsson said during a press conference.
Justice minister Beatrice Ask explained furthermore that the government will also look into improving protection for whistle-blowers who work for private companies.
“I think that whistle-blowers need better protection in the private sector,” Ask said.
Carema Care has come in for criticism about the quality of care offered at two elderly care homes in the Stockholm area, Koppargården in the northern suburb of Hässelby-Vällingby, as well as Tallbohov in nearby Järfälla.
The poor conditions, which included shortages of toilet paper and soap and other problems maintaining proper hygiene, were reported by Carema workers to the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper.
The municipality of Järfälla has already said it won't renew its contract with Carema.
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Corporations too often break the law & cause great suffering, but are allowed to withdraw or quietly collapse with only an "Ooops"
If laws were broken, the public authority must use heavy fines & claw-back authority to recoup funds already paid and when possible to compensate victims.
Ms. hide her head in the sand Larsson is renounded for doing F all about elderly abuse.
Get it right next time Stockholm. There are loads of good suppliers of geriatric care in Sweden, choose one of them.
A private institution in a position of public trust is a hardwired case of conflicted interest in which the public is certain to lose. The USA is being taught this very hard lesion; whether they are smart enough/moral enough to learn it remains to be seen.
And, socially condoned immorality is a cancer that ultimately kills its host.
This is not a difficult issue. Those who find the issue difficult have no business holding positions of public trust.