According to reports, staff from home care services in Simrishamn ended up at the wrong place. The staff were supposed to go to a man who lives a few kilometers away. Ystads Allehanda was first to report the incidents.
Bengt Sundén, a resident of Vallby in Simrishamn municipality, described the unexpected visits. "Someone wanted me to take my medicine and then a woman came to give me beef stew for lunch. No one showed identification or asked who I was," Sundén said.
Someone wanted me to take my medicine and then a woman came to give me beef stew for lunch. No one showed identification or asked who I was.
" The exact number of incorrect visits that occurred in total has not been disclosed. According to the municipality, the mistakes are due to home care areas recently being redrawn and errors with GPS coordinates. Samra Hasanovic, head of home care services in Simrishamn, stated, "I take seriously what has happened.
" The intended user received their food and medicine. It is unclear whether the intended user received all their scheduled visits during this period. Home care services in Simrishamn have now reminded staff that they must always show identification during visits.
I take seriously what has happened. We have not written in our systems that staff should observe that the user does not live at the address shown by the GPS.
Home care services in Simrishamn are tightening their routines, though the specific changes being made have not been detailed.
I like beef stew very much so I'm a little disappointed that I said no to it.