Other Matters concerning Rights and Security for the Elderly

The plan states that everyone should be able to feel secure that there is support to receive and that it must be possible to have a good life even as an older person, and it wants to invest in higher quality care. An older people's ombudsman who safeguards rights and concrete initiatives against involuntary loneliness are means to that. The plan does not address the function's organizational form.

• good life in old agedecisive»I ett av världens rikaste länder, Sverige, måste det gå att ha ett gott liv även som äldre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In one of the world's richest countries, Sweden, it must be possible to have a good life even as an older person.”
• support when needed»Alla ska känna sig trygga i att det finns stöd att få när vi behöver det.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should feel secure that there is support to receive when we need it.”
• invest in elderly care»Vi vill investera i högre kvalitet i omsorgen för äldre och personer med« (party programme ↗)“We want to invest in higher quality care for older people and persons with”
• security in old age»Du ska vara trygg när du blir gammal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You should feel secure when you grow old.”

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 establishes that it must be safe to grow old in Sweden and the party programme demands secure elderly care that meets growing needs and ambitious efforts against mental health problems. Involuntary loneliness with increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts is precisely such a health problem. The plan's requirement for more meeting places locally supports concrete investments, and a national elderly ombudsman is a means to protect the rights of the elderly.

• safe elderly caredecisive»Trygg och trivsam äldreomsorg som uppfyller de växande behoven.« (party programme ↗)“Safe and pleasant elderly care that meets the growing needs.”
• efforts against mental health problems»Ambitiösa insatser mot psykisk ohälsa, särskilt bland barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Ambitious efforts against mental health problems, particularly among children and young people.”
• safety in old age»Det ska vara tryggt att åldras i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must be safe to grow old in Sweden.”
• more meeting places»Kulturell infrastruktur med fler samlingslokaler och andra mötesplatser – lokalt,« (party programme ↗)“Cultural infrastructure with more community centres and other meeting places – locally,”

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 party programme makes it a social responsibility to combat involuntary loneliness with strong communities and establishes that the elderly should be able to experience companionship and participate in activities. The counter-proposal's requirement for meeting places and outreach activities is a direct application, and the requirement for an elderly ombudsman follows from the fact that the elderly should be able to age with dignity and participation. The ombudsman function is not mentioned in the plan.

• combat involuntary lonelinessdecisive»liv – från stöd och vård till att motverka ofrivillig ensamhet med starka gemenskaper och« (party programme ↗)“life – from support and care to combating involuntary loneliness with strong communities and”
• community for the elderly»Pensionärer och äldre ska ha möjlighet att uppleva samvaro,« (party programme ↗)“Pensioners and the elderly should have the opportunity to experience companionship,”
• dignified old age»Miljöpartiet vill att människor ska kunna åldras med värdighet, trygghet och delaktighet.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants people to be able to age with dignity, security and participation.”
• social meeting places»förändra samhället och sina egna liv. Genom sociala och positiva mötesplatser kan« (party programme ↗)“change society and their own lives. Through social and positive meeting places can”

The party programme makes a secure old age with high quality of life and dignity into a commitment and wants to see enforceable rights, while the election manifesto takes mental illness seriously. Civil society is lifted as what creates cohesion, which speaks for concrete meeting places against involuntary loneliness. A special elderly ombudsman is on the other hand a new state function that the plan does not seek. Overall the plan supports the counter-proposal, but weakly.

• secure and dignified old agedecisive»Alla ska kunna få en trygg ålderdom med hög livskvalitet och värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to have a secure old age with high quality of life and dignity.”
• civil society creates community»hur civilsamhället skapar sammanhållning« (party programme ↗)“how civil society creates cohesion”
• mental illness taken seriously»Stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa drabbar den enskilda människan och samhället mycket hårt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stress-related mental illness seriously affects the individual and society greatly.”
• enforceable rights»Vi vill se en rättighetslagstiftning, ett tydligt samhällskontrakt med utkrävbara rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see rights-based legislation, a clear social contract with enforceable rights.”

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 states that elderly care shall contribute to breaking involuntary loneliness and that national governance of elderly care quality needs to be strengthened, because the differences between local authorities are too large. Concrete initiatives for meeting places and outreach activities follow from this. That a special function monitors the individual's rights has its counterpart in the plan's requirement for an LSS inspection, but elderly ombudsman is not mentioned.

• break involuntary lonelinessdecisive»Äldreomsorgen ska bidra till att bryta ofrivillig ensamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Elderly care shall contribute to breaking involuntary loneliness.”
• elderly people's rights»Äldres rätt till självbestämmande ska hävdas och alla tendenser till åldersfördomar bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Elderly people's right to self-determination shall be upheld and all tendencies toward age discrimination shall be combated.”
• strengthened national governance»styrningen av äldreomsorgens kvalitet behöver stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“governance of elderly care quality needs to be strengthened.”
• special rights monitoring»Vi vill även under nästa mandatperiod inrätta en LSS-inspektion som bevakar den enskildes rättigheter gentemot staten och får bukt med de oseriösa aktörer inom assistansen där brukare eller anställda far illa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We also want to establish an LSS inspection during the next term that monitors the individual's rights against the state and tackles unserious actors within assistance where users or employees fare poorly.”

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 contains an explicit commitment to break elderly people's involuntary loneliness and isolation through elderly talks in all municipalities and community-promoting initiatives in care, as well as more secure and community housing. The party programme highlights meeting places and that everyone shall be able to age with dignity. The counter-proposal's requirement for concrete efforts on meeting places and outreach activities, and a function that monitors elderly people's rights, is in line with this.

• break elderly lonelinessdecisive»Bryt äldres ofrivilliga ensamhet och isolering genom äldresamtal i alla kommuner, gemenskapsfrämjande insatser i omsorgen samt digitala hjälpmedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Break elderly people's involuntary loneliness and isolation through elderly talks in all municipalities, community-promoting initiatives in care as well as digital aids.”
• community housing for the elderly»Fler trygghetsboenden, gemenskapsboenden för äldre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More secure housing, community housing for the elderly.”
• meeting places between generations»Det är också viktigt att skapa mötesplatser mellan unga och äldre i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“It is also important to create meeting places between young and elderly in society.”
• dignified aging»Alla medborgare ska kunna åldras med värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“All citizens shall be able to age with dignity.”

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 the position of elderly people in relation to the public and the justice system, among other things by investigating a state support line for elderly crime victims and extending the right to victim support assistance, and it establishes elderly people's right to a safe and dignified old age. A national elderly ombudsman who monitors rights and receives complaints aligns with that ambition. However, the function is not mentioned in the documents.

• state support function for elderlydecisive»• Utreda införandet av en statlig stödlinje för äldre brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Investigate the introduction of a state support line for elderly crime victims”
• strengthened position of elderly»• Utöka rätten till målsägandebiträde för äldre brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Extend the right to victim support assistance for elderly crime victims”
• dignified old age»Äldre har en självklar rätt till en trygg och värdig ålderdom« (party programme ↗)“Elderly people have a natural right to a safe and dignified old age”
• vulnerable elderly prioritised»• Införa en nollvision för hemlöshet bland pensionärer och öka den statliga finansieringen av boendestöd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Introduce a zero vision for homelessness among pensioners and increase state financing of housing support”

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 explicitly requires ombudsmen for the elderly who actively shall work with pensioners and organizations to encourage social activities and health-promoting efforts, and establishes that it cannot be accepted that elderly die alone. The counter-proposal's requirement for an ombudsman for the elderly who watches over elderly people's rights and on concrete efforts against involuntary loneliness responds to these commitments. The plan also wants to raise the priority of mental ill-health among the elderly.

• ombudsman for elderly watches over elderlydecisive»Vi vill se äldreombudsmän ute i kommunerna, som aktivt ska arbeta tillsammans med kommunens pensionärer och organisationer för att uppmuntra till sociala aktiviteter och hälsofrämjande insatser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see ombudsmen for the elderly in municipalities, who actively shall work together with the municipality's pensioners and organizations to encourage social activities and health-promoting efforts.”
• requirement for elderly ombudsmen»Se krav på äldreombudsmän i varje kommun« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand for ombudsmen for the elderly in every municipality.”
• counter involuntary loneliness»Sverigedemokraterna kan inte acceptera att äldre dör ensamma« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats cannot accept that elderly die alone.”
• mental health among elderly»Satsa på att höja kunskapsnivån och prioriteringen gällande psykisk ohälsa bland äldre« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in raising knowledge levels and prioritization regarding mental ill-health among the elderly.”

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.