In June, NÄVA closed in Sveg and the three local care places disappeared. Now a new agreement is in place and two out of three local care places have been saved. The municipality and the region have worked together to develop the agreement.
– It is the details of the agreement and not least the economics of how the costs are to be distributed that have taken time. But the ambition to reach the agreement has been equally strong from the municipality and the region, says social manager Anda Embretzen.
A short-term place replaces a local care place
The short-term site is operated by the municipality under its own auspices.
– It can be used instead of care at home when home care is not enough and you don’t need help for more than a certain period. Sometimes you can be in the short-term place while waiting for a place in a nursing home, says Anda Embretzen.
The region has the medical responsibility for the local care places, but they are staffed by the municipality’s staff.
– They are directly aimed at medical needs. For example, when the doctor sees that you need a treatment but do not need to go to Östersund Hospital, but that it is also not suitable to be at home.
The new agreement is valid for one year, but if everyone agrees, the agreement can be extended.