Nyköping Municipality is ending Forenede Care’s contract for three special care homes and will take over operations itself on 23 November. That is a consequential public-service decision affecting continuity of care, and the municipality should explain more than its broad reference to deficiencies.
Forenede Care has run the S:t Anna, Riggargatan and Björkgården homes since 2023. SVT Nyheter Sörmland reports that deficiencies had been reported after the company took over, and that two serious incidents ultimately led the municipality to terminate the agreement. Carina Wallin (S), chair of the care and social services committee, told SVT that supplies were missing and that the company focused only on finances.
A municipality can be justified in ending a contract when it judges care to be inadequate. But because termination is such a far-reaching intervention, Nyköping should set out which obligations it considers unmet, how the serious incidents were handled and how the handover will protect residents. The published SVT material does not describe the incidents, the contractual basis for termination or the arrangements for residents, relatives and staff.
Forenede Care disputes the municipality’s overall assessment. In a statement to SVT, the company said it had taken responsibility for deficiencies it had identified, but did not share the conclusion that the contract should be terminated. That objection does not remove the municipality’s responsibility for the homes from 23 November, but it belongs in any fair account of the dispute.
The takeover may be warranted. The immediate test is whether the municipality follows its decision with a clear account of the deficiencies and a practical plan for a secure transition at all three homes.
Sources
- SVT Nyheter · Source date: 2026-11-13
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-13