Vardaga: elderly care where every day matters

At Vardaga’s over 100 nursing homes across
Sweden, we ofer elderly care where every day
matters. We provide around 8,000 care receivers with expertise and safety at every nursing home, and in home care. Our employees work to ensure quality of life and a sense of security for each individual.

Nursing homes

Our nursing homes provide round-the-clock care and
support for older people who can no longer remain in
their own homes due to illness or age-related frailty.
Care places are offered to older people with dementia or
somatic (physical) health conditions. Vardaga also offers
a range of specialised care units, including geriatric
psychiatry and services for younger people with dementia. In addition to permanent residential care places,
Vardaga offers short-term care places and respite care.
Our nursing homes are located across most of Sweden, with a particular concentration in the Stockholm-Mälaren region, Skåne and the West Coast. Approximately 60 per cent of the homes are operated under Own Management, and 40 per cent under Contract Management on behalf of municipalities

Home care

Vardaga also provides home care, offering personalised
support and assistance with everyday tasks. In total,
there are 13 home care teams in the Stockholm region,
mainly concentrated in inner Stockholm, and six home
care teams in Linköping. In Linköping, we also offer
home health care and home rehab.

Vardaga’s elderly care: The Good Day

At Vardaga’s nursing homes, every care receiver should be able to live a dignified and meaningful life based on their own preferences. To achieve this high quality of care, Den goda dagen (The Good Day) concept is applied, comprising a range of promises related to various aspects of care. Vardaga’s special offerings include:

• Active Daily Living: Our aim is that every day will be filled with quality of life and meaningful content for each individual care receiver. All of Vardaga’s residential facilities have at least one activities manager.
• Food Like Home: Our aim is that mealtimes will be the highlight of the day. Most of Vardaga’s units apply the Food Like Home concept, which means that all food is prepared in the unit’s own kitchen.
• Pet Therapy: Many of the nursing homes receive regular visits from therapy and pet dogs who spread joy and support exercise and medical treatment.
• Young Care: Many facilities receive appreciated visits from sociable young people on weekends and school holidays.
• The Good Night: Ensuring a good night’s sleep is a vital component of care. Together with each care receiver, we draw up a plan to help them sleep better at night.
• Dementia Academy: The Dementia Academy is part of Lära (Ambea’s training organisation), and is a centre of excellence for dementia that offers certification schemes, training and support for Vardaga’s units.
• End-of-life care: Like all other forms of care, palliative care is adapted to each resident’s individual needs and preferences.