Tag: elderly
SKR: Extended blockade hits elderly care
As of Monday afternoon, the conflict between Vårdförbundet and the employers’ side was extended to 29 municipalities. In a risk analysis submitted by SKR to the mediators, it is assessed…
Mijdrechter receives 4.5 years in prison for home invasion of an elderly woman and defrauding the elderly
Wilnis – A young man from Mijdrecht has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for committing an armed home robbery in Wilnis. According to the court, the 22-year-old TA…
Elderly woman was suffocated to death – home care worker charged
At the beginning of November last year, a woman in her 90s was found dead in her home. The woman was deemed to have died of natural causes. After a…
Man arrested for attempted murder of elderly man
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT A man in his 25s was arrested on Wednesday evening…
PRO’s demands after the fraud wave against the elderly: “How many more?”
Fraud crimes are becoming more and more common in Sweden. In 2023, 238,000 fraud crimes were reported, which was an increase of 22 percent compared to the previous year. And…
This is how phone scams against the elderly must be stopped
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) called the banks after SVT’s Uppdrag gränskning’s attention-grabbing program last winter, where the viewers could follow the telephone fraudsters almost in real time. On Monday,…
Newly started walking courses challenge the elderly in Umeå
First came the aunt parkour, the walking soccer and this week the walking parkour was started in Umeå. There, both men and women will be able to challenge their bodies…
Elderly couple found dead in Filipstad – investigated as suspected murder
The circumstances surrounding the deaths are unclear. A technical examination of the suspected crime scene was carried out during the night of Thursday and the two deceased will undergo a…
Elderly couple dead in home in Filipstad – suspected murder
The police were alerted by relatives to a residence at 1 pm on Wednesday. – We received an alarm that we needed to go and see where this couple was,…
Elderly man drowned on Lidingö
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen The 80-year-old man traveled to hospital by ambulance helicopter but died after the drowning accident. Archive image. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT A man in his 80s…