2026-03-112025/26:SoU21 · p.6SoUHealth & social services
Other Matters concerning Rights and Security for the Elderly
A national ombudsman for older people and action against loneliness among the elderly
What's at stake: The decision affects how older people's rights are safeguarded and how loneliness among them is addressed, mattering for elderly people at risk of isolation and mental ill-health, as well as for how fees and insurance questions around special housing are handled.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the Riksdag should establish a dedicated national ombudsman for older people and call for targeted efforts against loneliness among the elderly, or whether ongoing international and national work is already sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee finds that the UN Human Rights Council has begun formal work on a convention on the rights of older people and that the government has already taken several measures against loneliness, including a national strategy, targeted funding to municipalities for health conversations, and local elder ombudsmen in several municipalities. The committee therefore rejects the calls for a new national ombudsman and further Riksdag initiatives.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 10 (MP)
The reservation (MP) wants a national ombudsman for older people to be established to monitor their rights and receive complaints, and for the government's strategy against unwanted loneliness to include concrete investment in more meeting places and outreach work. The reasoning is that loneliness is a societal problem linked to an increased risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 10 by MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
V
–
Abstain 0/0/18/4
S
–
Yes 89/0/0/17
MPown reservation
–
No 0/15/0/3
C
–
Yes 21/0/0/3
L
–
Yes 13/0/0/3
KD
–
Yes 16/0/0/3
M
–
Yes 56/0/0/12
SD
–
Yes 61/0/0/10
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions
2025/26:171 by Nadja Awad et al. (V) motions 5 and 21-23,
2025/26:305 by Eric Palmqvist (SD),
2025/26:1070 by Peder Björk et al. (S),
2025/26:1299 by Camilla Rinaldo Miller and Dan Hovskär (both KD) motion 2,
2025/26:1536 by Peter Ollén (M) motion 1,
2025/26:2219 by Sten Bergheden (M),
2025/26:2474 by Ann-Charlotte Hammar Johnsson (M),
2025/26:3112 by Mikael Oscarsson (KD) motion 3,
2025/26:3312 by Jacob Risberg (MP),
2025/26:3470 by Christian Carlsson (KD) motion 2,
2025/26:3504 by Nils Seye Larsen et al. (MP) motion 2,
2025/26:3544 by Nils Seye Larsen et al. (MP) motion 11,
2025/26:3758 by Lina Nordquist (L) motions 3 and 6 and
2025/26:3792 by Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna
2025/26:171 av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V) yrkandena 5 och 21-23,
2025/26:305 av Eric Palmqvist (SD),
2025/26:1070 av Peder Björk m.fl. (S),
2025/26:1299 av Camilla Rinaldo Miller och Dan Hovskär (båda KD) yrkande 2,
2025/26:1536 av Peter Ollén (M) yrkande 1,
2025/26:2219 av Sten Bergheden (M),
2025/26:2474 av Ann-Charlotte Hammar Johnsson (M),
2025/26:3112 av Mikael Oscarsson (KD) yrkande 3,
2025/26:3312 av Jacob Risberg (MP),
2025/26:3470 av Christian Carlsson (KD) yrkande 2,
2025/26:3504 av Nils Seye Larsen m.fl. (MP) yrkande 2,
2025/26:3544 av Nils Seye Larsen m.fl. (MP) yrkande 11,
2025/26:3758 av Lina Nordquist (L) yrkandena 3 och 6 samt
2025/26:3792 av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M).
Riksdag decision: Parliament rejected 97 proposals concerning elder care from the general motion period of 2025.
The proposals dealt among other things with the organization and functioning of elder care, staffing and expertise, as well as rights and security for the elderly.
Parliament refers primarily to the fact that work is already ongoing in the areas covered by the proposals.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants the government to present a proposal for an elderly care law and a plan for sustainable financing of elderly care. (MP) — Reservation 10
Motion 2025/26:1070 — Skydds- och tvångsåtgärder inom vården och omsorgen för äldre personer av Peder Björk m.fl. (S)
Motion 2025/26:1207 — Stärkta åtgärder mot kognitiva sjukdomar med hjälp av demensstrategin av Ulrika Heindorff (M)
Motion 2025/26:1299 — Införande av obligatorisk registerkontroll och stärkt integritet för intimnära vård inom äldreomsorg och hemtjänst av Camilla Rinaldo Miller och Dan Hovskär (båda KD)
Motion 2025/26:1446 — Belastningsregisterkontroll vid anställning inom äldreomsorg och stöd- och omsorgsverksamhet av Ida Karkiainen m.fl. (S)
Motion 2025/26:1467 — Utdrag ur belastningsregistret vid anställning av personer inom LSS och äldreomsorgen av Magnus Jacobsson (KD)
Motion 2025/26:1536 — Utveckling av äldrevänliga städer och platser av Peter Ollén (M)
Motion 2025/26:1587 — Höjd ambitionsnivå i äldreomsorgen av Malin Danielsson och Cecilia Rönn (båda L)
Motion 2025/26:1656 — Krav på utdrag ur belastningsregistret vid anställning inom äldreomsorgen av Ludvig Ceimertz (M)
Motion 2025/26:171 — Politik för äldres rättigheter och välmående av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V)
Motion 2025/26:1860 — Kompetenslyft för äldreomsorgen och omsorgen om personer med funktionsvariation av Hanna Westerén (S)