https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A woman in her 80s ended up in hospital in Gothenburg after she was bitten by a rat in a care home that has admitted struggling to get rid of the vermin. https://www.thelocal.se/20150605/rat-attack-fears-after-care-home-bite-scandal Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:55:48 +0200 rat-attack-fears-after-care-home-bite-scandal A nursery home in eastern Sweden has come under fire after it came to light that one of their patients developed infected bedsores after only a few days at the home. https://www.thelocal.se/20120309/39570 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:15:00 +0100 39570 A nursing home employee in southern Sweden has been dismissed after it was discovered that she lost her temper and threatened to kill one of her 90-year-old dementia patients. https://www.thelocal.se/20120117/38544 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:58:00 +0100 38544 The National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) has expressed shock over reports of a man diagnosed with autism and Down's Syndrome who had been bound by the arms for a large part of his 25 years in care. https://www.thelocal.se/20100902/28736 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:40:00 +0200 28736