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Facilitate the requirement to offer summer guests home delivery service. This was the message in the letter that several municipalities on the west coast sent to the government in April. The increase in absence due to illness within the home service and the difficulty in obtaining temporary staff created concerns in municipalities whose number of inhabitants increases during the summer.
Back in March, several municipalities announced that they will not offer summer guests home delivery service, which is a violation of the Social Services Law. In the Falkenberg municipality, an 84-year-old woman who was denied home service appealed the decision to the Administrative Court. The woman won against the municipality, a trial that did not surprise Kerstin Rosell (S), president of the social committee in the municipality of Falkenberg.
“We know what the law says, so it was expected,” he told DN shortly after the message.
Kerstin Rosell (S), president of the social committee in the municipality of Falkenberg.
Photo: Kerstin Rosell
The hope of the municipality It was that the recommendations of the Public Health Authority to abstain from traveling unnecessarily would facilitate the requirement to offer summer guests home service. Therefore, a majority in the Riksdag is positive to introduce an exemption from the requirement.
Kerstin Rosell believes that politicians acted quickly.
– This is a positive message. The subject has been an important focus. I think he’s been pushing, she says.
If the government implements the temporary exception now represented by the Riksdag, people living in other municipalities will not be entitled to home service in another municipality during the crown pandemic. Kerstin Rosell says she understands that it is a sad message for those who need home delivery and who are looking forward to spending the summer at their vacation home.
– But this is about consideration. We should be able to offer good care and attention. This exception cannot be used unless it is necessary, she says.
The message of the municipalities. about denying summer guests home delivery has sparked reactions. Kerstin Rosell emphasizes that municipalities are fighting to reduce the spread of infection and protect the elderly and people at risk.
– This will be a different summer, in a negative sense. One can only hope that this will be alleviated. I hope with all my heart, she says.
