The Inspectorate for Healthcare and Care, IVO, has previously examined 1,000 elderly care businesses - and then discovered "serious deficiencies" in every ten residents.

Since then, IVO has extended its examination to all of the country's special housing units, 1,700.

Sörmland particularly affected

The results, presented on Tuesday by Social Minister Lena Hallengren (S) and Sofia Wallström, Director General of IVO, show that 40 municipalities account for almost 70 percent of all deaths in elderly housing. Three of the hardest hit municipalities are located in Sörmland - Katrineholm, Vingåker and Gnesta.

Further review

IVO also estimates that the situation has been extra serious in 91 elderly homes in the country. Therefore, IVO will proceed with a special examination of them.

Five of the 91 elderly homes that will be examined by IVO are located in Sörmland. This applies to Djurgården and Tunagården in Eskilstuna, Heden in Flen and Furuliden and Strandgården in Katrineholm.