Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Old Swedes 'mistreated' in home

The Sweden Local reports on the lack of compassion in Sweden:
Staff at an old people’s home in southern Sweden have been accused of mistreating residents. Care assistants ignored prescriptions from nurses, ate up residents’ sweets and cakes, and treated residents and their families poorly, it has been alleged.

The home, in Gislaved in Jönköping county, was the subject of controversy four years ago when the son of a 93-year old woman resident made secret recordings which revealed that staff had used foul language and insulted the woman. The staff concerned were sacked.

The current accusations involve another department of the same home. The nurse responsible for medical care reported the department to the district council, which passed the case on to Jönköping County Council.

The council now intends to go into the home and supervise routines, saying that there have been serious failures.

“It is disturbing and surprising that it has happened again at the same home,” said Camilla Seitl, social advisory officer at the council.
We'll bet the American MSM doesn't want to talk about it.