Croatia Posted by Uvner Business Consulting Mon, February 02, 2015 21:33:02
Last week, Croatia´s newly appointed ambassador to Sweden, H.E. Ms Anica Djamic, visited homes for the elderly in the Swedish municipality of Enköping some 80 km NW of Stockholm. The purpose of this visit was to gain inspiration and take back to Croatia some ideas about how the Swedes care for their elderly citizens.
The visit was arranged by the Chamber of Commerce Sweden – Southeast Europe together with the municipality of Enköping, which is a frontrunner in the field of elderly care.
Ms Djamic visited several homes and facilities for the elderly in Enköping and was truly impressed to see the high standard of the Swedish care system. ”In Croatia you are not free to choose your care when you get old”, Ms Djamic said. ”However, we should not copy everything here, but develop our own system based on ideas from the Swedish system. Money is not the only aspect, it is just as important to learn how the system can be improved.”
(This is a brief translation of an article in the local newspaper Enköpings Posten)
Shown from left to right in the picture below:
Martin Ancons, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce who initiated the visit, Ms Zonica Kovacec, volunteer, Ms Marie Palmgren, head of Healthcare in Enköping municipality, and the Ambassador, Ms Djamic (photo by Linda Lundberg, Enköpings Posten).
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