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BackAssistent struntade i att jobba – diabetiker fick ingen mat eller medicin
Assistent struntade i att jobba – diabetiker fick ingen mat eller medicin
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Assistent struntade i att jobba – diabetiker fick ingen mat eller medicin

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  • En diabetiker med personlig assistans i Skellefteå hittades naken i sängen utan medicin, mat eller hygienhjälp.
  • Assistenten anmäldes till Ivo för allvarligt hot mot säkerheten och grundläggande rättigheter enligt LSS.
  • Kunden har inte talförmåga och kunde inte larma själv.

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Why It Matters

Kunden hade personlig assistans via ett assistansbolag i Skellefteå och led av diabetes med insulinpump. Personen saknade talförmåga och kunde inte larma på egen hand. Enligt anmälan till Ivo hade kunden länge visat missnöje med en av assistenterna.

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Diabetikern hade personlig assistans via ett assistansbolag i Skellefteå. En dag hittades personen naken i sin säng av en assistent, som konstaterade att hen varken fått medicin, mat eller hjälp med sin hygien.

Personen i fråga saknade talförmåga och kunde inte larma på egen hand. Assistenten gav omedelbart mat och medicin och larmade om missförhållandet.

Enligt anmälan till Inspektionen för vård och omsorg (Ivo) hade personen länge visat missnöje med en av sina assistenter och den aktuella dagen struntade assistenten helt enkelt i att göra sitt jobb, trots att kunden hade diabetes med insulinpump.

Allvarligt hot mot säkerheten

”Kunden utsattes för ett allvarligt hot mot sin säkerhet och sina grundläggande rättigheter enligt LSS” skriver assistansbolaget, som också bekräftar att händelsen fick ”allvarliga konsekvenser för kundens psykiska välbefinnande”.

Assistenten jobbar inte längre kvar enligt anmälan. Företaget har sett över sina rutiner efter händelsen.

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What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Ivo kommer att utreda anmälan om missförhållanden inom personlig assistans.

    Likely · Within weeks

  • Assistansbolaget kommer att fortsätta se över sina rutiner efter händelsen.

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Vilket assistansbolag är det som anmälts?
  • Vilka specifika konsekvenser fick händelsen för kundens hälsa?
  • Har assistenten fått några konsekvenser förutom att inte längre jobba kvar?
  • När skickades anmälan till Ivo?

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