Welfare technology

If you are granted home care, you will be given a keyless lock. This means that the home care service uses cell phones to unlock your door. This is for your safety and means that only the staff who are supposed to help you can enter your home. Visits are logged and it is possible to see afterwards which staff have visited you and when. Digital key management also means that staff don't have to spend time handling keys and can instead spend more time on care.

Your front door looks exactly the same and you use your regular key. If you no longer need help at home, we remove the keyless lock. The door is restored and looks the same as before.

Safty alarms are designed to help you feel safe at home. You can press the alarm if you need help quickly. For example, if you fall or become suddenly ill. You press your alarm button and are connected to an alarm operator you can talk to. If necessary, nursing staff will come to your home. You can use the alarm around the clock.

The alarm does not replace your regular home care visits. There are various accessories that can be installed to complement your alarm button, such as door alarms, motion alarms and bed alarms.

A social alarm does not replace the emergency number 112, which should always be contacted in case of emergency or life-threatening situations.

Do you want to get this kind of help?
Talk to an assistance officer at the municipality.
Call the municipality's switchboard: 0611 - 34 80 00.

If you need home care supervision, your visits can be made using a safety camera. This allows home care staff to carry out safety visits without disturbing your sleep.

The frequency and times of the visits are decided in consultation with you. Only authorized staff can connect to the camera.

The security camera is turned on briefly at the agreed time to ensure that all is well.

If the camera shows that you need help, the staff will come to your home to help you. No images are recorded or stored.

Do you want to get this kind of help?
Talk to an assistance officer at the municipality.
Call the municipality's switchboard: 0611 - 34 80 00.

You will have the opportunity to buy groceries through selected grocery stores. The way it works is that you place an order together with home care staff. You will have the chance to look at the range, take advantage of different offers and be involved before the order is sent digitally. The home care staff will make sure that you get your goods to your home.

Shopping is an assistance-assessed service for those who cannot go to the store themselves to do their shopping.

Safty alarm system are designed to help you feel safe in your special housing. You can press your alarm button to alert staff if you need support and help. Staff receive the alarm directly on their work phones.

You can use the alarm around the clock. There are various accessories that can be installed to complement your alarm button, such as door alarms, motion alarms and bed alarms.

For those who need extra supervision, while you want to avoid being disturbed by staff entering your home, visits can instead be made via a security camera. The camera can also be linked to your alarm accessories so that it is activated when your door or motion alarm is activated. If staff see you need help via the camera, they will come in to help you.

Only authorized staff at your accommodation can connect to the camera. No images are recorded or stored.

There is a keyless lock on the door of your apartment in special housing. You wear a wristband that acts as a key to unlock your door. Only you and authorized staff have access to your apartment. Others living in the same accommodation cannot enter through your door.

Authorized staff in special housing have access to living rooms and locked common areas such as laundry rooms and the like. This allows them to safely focus on providing good care to you as a resident.

The pillow is often used by people with dementia who experience anxiety in everyday life. It is soft, comfortable to hold and plays relaxing music.

The pillow is designed to reduce anxiety and stress. The closeness becomes a comfort, thanks to the smooth and soft fabric of the pillow combined with the relaxing melody.

Hang the vest over your shoulders and you'll feel like you're getting a hug. This is done with the help of comfortable weights. The vest also encourages movement. When you start moving, music is played from speakers or through headphones. When you are still, the music stops playing.

You can also use the Joyvest as a group activity where everyone participates according to their abilities.

The therapy cat looks, feels and sounds like a real cat. It has built-in sensors that respond to touch and petting.

Holding the cat on your lap, petting it and feeling it purr can provide comfort, companionship and warmth.

There are also other therapy animals that you can buy yourself through shops, such as dogs and birds.

In several special care homes in Härnösand, you can use Tovertafel. These are interactive games that activate and engage the participants. The various games stimulate the mind, body and interaction with other people and become a way to have fun and feel good. Tovertafel is particularly aimed at people with dementia.

Tovertafel is also available at the Digidelcenter at Sambiblioteket. There you or someone you know can try playing. Book the table by sending an email to digidelcenter@harnosand.se. Tell us when you want to play and how many people are coming. The reservation includes guidance by library staff.

If the municipality is responsible for your medication management via a decision from your doctor, you will receive a personal medicine cabinet. This means that your medicines are kept in a safe place.

Only authorized staff can unlock your medicine cabinet. The staff have a personal tag that they use and this makes it possible to see who opens the cabinet and at what time.

The medicine dispenser ensures that you receive your medicines safely and at the right time. Staff from the home care service load the dispenser with your apodosis roll. It then tells you with sound, light and speech when it is time to take your medicines. When you press a button, it dispenses the medicine you need to take. The bag is pre-cut and therefore easy to open.

If, despite the reminders, you miss a medication appointment, the sachet is placed in a locked compartment and an alarm is sent to the home care service.