Clear political priorities and the fact that the senior citizens' committee has done better than expected in this year's budget are stated to be the explanations for the fact that staff in home health care, short-term housing and home care now receive work clothes.
The fact that municipal councilor Caroline Hoffstedt (S) with responsibility for elderly issues praoat in elderly care may also have played a role.
Clothes for all seasons
With the new rainwear and coveralls, home care now has sets of workwear for all four seasons of the year.
- It is sad that we have not had it before - we have always had the seasons, says Helena Ersson, chairman of Kommunal mitt Uppsala.
For Kommunal, workwear has "always been an issue", and during corona times the issue has become even more topical, according to Helena Ersson.
Praise to Hoffstedt
She says that Kommunal has pushed in the forums that exist, but that it has been a bit so and so with the audience among former political leaders for elderly issues.
- Caroline Hoffstedt (S) has been sensitive, she is the first politician to listen to us in Kommunal, she should be praised for that.
You are satisfied now with an investment of almost two million kronor?
- Yes, but there is always more to do.
Now it's about checking storage and who should take responsibility for washing the clothes.
In corona times, it is not optimal for staff to take home and wash their clothes at home.
The clip: We meet the municipal councilor Caroline Hoffstedt (S) and the assistant nurse John Irungu and talk about work clothes.