Extension of the Elderly Care Initiative

The plan's crucial commitment is to invest in care personnel so that the staff shortage disappears and conditions are strengthened, and it points to the welfare debt after decades of cuts. A continued investment that gives staff the opportunity to train during paid working time is precisely such a building of quality and competence. The plan also emphasises that education occurs throughout life.

• investment in care personneldecisive»Därför vill Vänsterpartiet satsa mer resurser på hälso- och sjukvården och äldreomsorgen, samt satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore the Left Party wants to invest more resources in healthcare and elderly care, and invest in personnel so that at the same time we get rid of the staff shortage and strengthen staff conditions and working environment.”
• rebuilt welfare quality»Välfärdsskulden som uppstått innebär att hundratusentals jobb försvunnit ur skola, vård och omsorg sedan 1990-talet, och det behövs en politisk vilja för att successivt börja bygga upp en bättre kvalitet igen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The welfare debt that has accumulated means that hundreds of thousands of jobs have disappeared from schools, healthcare and care since the 1990s, and it takes political will to successively start rebuilding better quality.”
• lifelong learning»Bildning sker genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Education occurs throughout life.”
• better conditions in care professions»Avskaffande av delade turer, fasta anställningar på heltid« (party programme ↗)“Abolition of split shifts, full-time permanent employment”

The election manifesto explicitly says that the initiative for employees in elderly care to be able to study during working time shall continue, which is precisely what the counter-proposal requires. The plan moreover wants more to be educated and employed in elderly care and states the state's responsibility for competence supply in welfare. The demand for extension thus lies straight in line with the plan.

• education during working time continuesdecisive»Vi vill fortsätta satsningen på att anställda inom äldreomsorgen ska kunna utbildas på arbetstid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the initiative for employees in elderly care to be able to study during working time.”
• more educated in elderly care»Fler ska utbildas och anställas inom äldreomsorgen och tillsynen av personalens arbetsmiljö ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More shall be educated and employed in elderly care and supervision of employee working environment shall be improved.”
• state competence supply responsibility»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to ensure competence supply, particularly in welfare.”

The plan sees elderly care staffing and expertise as decisive: the party programme requires sufficient and trained staff and that elderly care becomes a good employer, and the election manifesto wants to raise wages and secure good working conditions in healthcare. A continued initiative that gives staff opportunity to train on paid working time is such a package of measures, in line with the plan's belief in lifelong learning. The counter-proposal's requirement for extension is therefore supported.

• elderly care as good employerdecisive»viktigast att ge unga människor vägar in i arbetslivet. För äldreomsorgen handlar det om åtgärder« (party programme ↗)“important to give young people paths into working life. For elderly care it is about measures”
• upgrade care and nursing occupations»höja lönerna och säkra en god arbetsmiljö i vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise wages and secure good working conditions in healthcare.”
• trained staff in care»tillräcklig och utbildad personal. De anhöriga ska« (party programme ↗)“sufficient and trained staff. Their relatives shall”
• lifelong learning»Vi tror på folkbildningen och det livslånga lärandet.« (party programme ↗)“We believe in popular education and lifelong learning.”

The election manifesto states that those working in care and nursing should be able to further their education with maintained pay and gives all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development. That is precisely what investment in education on paid time accomplishes, so extending it is in line with the plan. The plan also links better working conditions in female-dominated welfare professions to both care quality and equality.

• education on paid timedecisive»vidareutbilda sig med bibehållen lön« (2022 manifesto ↗)“further their education with maintained pay”
• right to skills development»Vi vill ge alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to give all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development.”
• raise the status of welfare professions»Vi vill uppvärdera statusen för kvinnodominerande yrken och förbättra arbetsvillkoren inom offentlig sektor, bland annat genom karriärtjänster och rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to raise the status of female-dominated professions and improve working conditions in the public sector, among other things through career positions and the right to skills development.”
• working conditions give quality»Bättre arbetsvillkor leder till bättre vård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Better working conditions lead to better care.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto establishes that those who work in healthcare shall meet good working conditions, more colleagues and good wage development, and the party programme wants the individual always to have many opportunities to learn anew and that there are incentives for skills development. An initiative giving care staff education during paid working time is precisely such an instrument. The plan thus argues for the counter-proposal's demand for extension, even though it does not mention this specific initiative.

• better conditions in health and caredecisive»För att klara det måste de som arbetar inom vården mötas av goda arbetsvillkor, fler kollegor och bra löneutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To manage this, those who work in healthcare must meet good working conditions, more colleagues and good wage development.”
• lifelong learning»Den enskilde ska alltid ha många möjligheter att lära nytt och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall always have many opportunities to learn anew and develop.”
• incentives for skills development»Det ska finnas incitament för den enskilde att själv satsa på kompetensutveckling.« (party programme ↗)“There shall be incentives for the individual to personally invest in skills development.”
• improved quality in elderly care»Skillnaderna i äldreomsorgens kvalitet är alltför stora mellan kommunerna.« (party programme ↗)“The differences in elderly care quality are far too large between municipalities.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto promises to ensure that staff in home care and care facilities get continuous skills development, improved conditions for staff in elder care and increased medical expertise. Continued investment that gives staff the opportunity to train on paid work time is precisely this. The plan takes no position on the investment's form of financing.

• continuous skills developmentdecisive»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that staff in home care and care facilities have the opportunity for continuous skills development.”
• better conditions in elder care»Förbättrade villkor för personalen i äldreomsorgen - bort med delade turer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improved conditions for staff in elder care - eliminate split shifts.”
• raised expertise in care»Ökad medicinsk kompetens inom äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased medical expertise in elder care.”
• expanded adult education»vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd« (party programme ↗)“adult education shall be well expanded”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan wants to strengthen healthcare staff including through better opportunities for further training, and states that medical expertise within elderly care must be strengthened. A continued investment that gives staff the opportunity to educate themselves on paid work time is a means for precisely this. The plan does not mention the investment as such, but its purpose has support.

• further training for healthcare staffdecisive»Stärka vårdens medarbetare, bland annat genom att förbättra arbetsmiljön och möjligheterna till vidareutbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen healthcare staff, including by improving working conditions and opportunities for further training”
• strengthened expertise in elderly care»Den medicinska kompetensen och kontinuiteten måste stärkas inom äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Medical expertise and continuity must be strengthened within elderly care.”
• competence requirements for staff»Införa språkkrav för personal inom vård och äldreomsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce language requirements for staff within care and elderly care”
• secure and dignified old age»Äldre har en självklar rätt till en trygg och värdig ålderdom« (party programme ↗)“Older people have a clear right to a secure and dignified old age”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to strengthen the status of female-dominated care and welfare professions through career paths, better conditions and expanded educational initiatives at all levels, and at the same time sets language requirements for staff in elderly care. An extended investment that gives care personnel the opportunity to educate themselves during paid work time is a direct means for this. The demand is therefore supported.

• raised status in care professionsdecisive»Vidare behöver statusen i dessa yrkesgrupper stärkas, exempelvis genom karriärvägar och förbättrad löneutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, the status of these professional groups needs to be strengthened, for example through career paths and improved wage development.”
• expanded educational initiatives»Utbildningsinsatser ska utökas på alla nivåer och genom att införa lärlingsanställningar där deltagarna kombinerar praktik, arbete och studier.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educational initiatives must be expanded at all levels and by introducing apprenticeships where participants combine practical work, employment and studies.”
• better conditions in care»Förbättra status, arbetsvillkor samt öka företagshälsovård i kvinnodominerade yrken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve status, working conditions and increase occupational health services in female-dominated professions”
• competence requirements in elderly care»Införa språkkrav för personal inom hemtjänsten och äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce language requirements for staff in home services and elderly care.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.