It is tough to get substitutes for health and social care in many municipalities. In Vilhelmina, young people with EPA tractors are now offered summer jobs where they can do light chores, such as driving food home to the elderly and taking walks with them.
– We hope that these young people will enjoy working with us and feel that they are making an important contribution and that in the future they will also feel it natural to work with us, says Kerstin Ottosson, unit manager in home care in Vilhelmina.
Taking inspiration from Dalarna
The idea to take EPA young people to help in home care came from a similar project in Dalarna.
– We have stolen the idea outright and since it turned out very well in Dalarna, we thought we could try this as well, says Birgitta Ohlsson, who is also head of unit at Vilhelmina municipality.
The young people will receive mileage allowance when they use their EPA tractor and salary according to agreement- The municipality hopes that this will encourage more people to invest in healthcare in the future.
Hear Freja Selmbro and Melinn Danielsson, who will be working this summer, about the venture in the video.