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 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 Employees at the scandal-stricken care provider Carema's nursing homes in Sweden are instructed to weigh old age pensioners' diapers to assess if they are full or could be used longer, according to staff. https://www.thelocal.se/20111111/37292 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:04:00 +0100 37292 Swedish health care provider Carema has received another blow as a "secret" bonus program for managers was revealed just days after staff told how high-savings initiatives have led to neglect of the elderly in their care. https://www.thelocal.se/20111106/37192 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:56:00 +0100 37192 Children who were subjected to abuse in foster homes from 1920-1980 are set to receive 250,000 kronor ($38,500) per person in compensation and a public apology, a government mandated inquiry has proposed. https://www.thelocal.se/20110210/31968 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:39:00 +0100 31968 Sweden plans to launch an inquiry to examine how victims of past abuse in state-run foster homes and orphanages can receive some form of restitution following the partial findings of a government-mandated investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20100114/24388 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:45:00 +0100 24388