Elderly Care Work
Hemtjänst, brukare, genomförandeplan — the language of care at home in Sweden.
Care work from the inside: the people words (brukare, undersköterska), the schedule reality (femton minuter till frukost, logga in vid dörren), the dignity protocol — knacka och vänta, fråga innan man rör, låta dem göra det de kan, vilket alltid tar längre tid och alltid är rätt — the loneliness that is the real illness, and the closing creed: they were a teacher, a sailor, a mother; fortfarande den personen, och att bli behandlad som det.
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hemtjänst
home care
Tip: lit. the same — care delivered in the person's own home.
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en brukare
a service user
Tip: lit. the same — the official term.
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en omsorgstagare
a care recipient
Tip: lit. the same.
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en undersköterska
a care assistant
Tip: lit. the same — a protected title since 2023.
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en vårdbiträde
a care worker
Tip: lit. the same.
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en biståndsbedömning
a needs assessment
Tip: lit. the same — the council decides what you get.
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en biståndshandläggare
a care manager
Tip: lit. the same.
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en genomförandeplan
an implementation plan
Tip: lit. the same — written with the person.
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hur de vill ha det gjort
how they want it done
Tip: lit. the same — the whole point of the plan.
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rätten till självbestämmande
the right to self-determination
Tip: lit. the same — the legal principle.
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ett planerat besök
a scheduled visit
Tip: lit. the same.
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femton minuter till frukost
fifteen minutes for breakfast
Tip: lit. the same — and it isn't enough.
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en besökslista i mobilen
a visit list on the phone
Tip: lit. the same.
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logga in och ut vid dörren
to log in and out at the door
Tip: lit. the same — digitally, every visit.
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ett nyckelskåp
a key safe
Tip: lit. the same — or a digital lock.
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ett digitalt lås
a digital lock
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett trygghetslarm
a safety alarm
Tip: lit. the same — a button round the neck.
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åka på larm på natten
to answer an alarm at night
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett fall på golvet
a fall on the floor
Tip: lit. the same.
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en uppresningsdyna
a lifting cushion
Tip: lit. the same — nobody lifts by hand.
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en lyft
a hoist
Tip: lit. the same.
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två personal vid lyft
two carers for a hoist
Tip: lit. the same — always.
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personlig omvårdnad
personal care
Tip: lit. the same.
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bevara värdigheten
to preserve dignity
Tip: lit. the same.
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knacka och vänta
to knock and wait
Tip: lit. the same — it's their home.
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fråga innan man rör
to ask before you touch
Tip: lit. the same.
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berätta vad man gör
to explain what you're doing
Tip: lit. the same.
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låta dem göra det de kan
to let them do what they can
Tip: lit. the same — even if it's slower.
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vilket alltid tar längre tid
which is always slower
Tip: lit. the same.
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och alltid rätt
and always right
Tip: lit. the same.
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läkemedelshantering
medication administration
Tip: lit. the same.
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en dosett
a dosette box
Tip: lit. the same.
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delegerat av sjuksköterska
delegated by a nurse
Tip: lit. the same — with a written delegation.
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en signeringslista
a signature list
Tip: lit. the same.
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matlåda hem
a meal delivered
Tip: lit. the same.
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eller lagad tillsammans
or cooked together
Tip: lit. the same — better, when there's time.
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en promenad ute
a walk outside
Tip: lit. the same — often the best part of the week.
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social samvaro
social time
Tip: lit. the same — and the first thing cut.
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ensamheten är den riktiga sjukdomen
loneliness is the real illness
Tip: lit. the same.
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vara den enda som kommer
to be the only visitor
Tip: lit. the same.
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en kopp kaffe tillsammans
a cup of coffee together
Tip: lit. the same.
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fem minuter som betyder mer
five minutes that matter more
Tip: lit. the same.
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än allt annat på listan
than everything else on the list
Tip: lit. the same.
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personalkontinuitet
continuity of staff
Tip: lit. the same — and it's poor.
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femton olika ansikten på två veckor
fifteen different faces a fortnight
Tip: lit. the same — a documented figure.
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lära sig en livshistoria
to learn a life story
Tip: lit. the same.
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vem de var förut
who they were before
Tip: lit. the same.
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en lärare, en sjöman, en mamma
a teacher, a sailor, a mother
Tip: lit. the same.
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fortfarande den personen
still that person
Tip: lit. the same.
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och att bli behandlad som det
and to be treated as one
Tip: lit. the same.