Malmö’s disability support administration will inaugurate a new LSS residence at Tycho Brahegatan 52 in Limhamn on 30 October. It is the city’s first residence with a specific focus on older people with disabilities, and it is meant to meet needs that can change with age.
What the residence offers
According to the city, more nursing care and other forms of support may be needed when needs change with age. The residence is designed to meet these needs. Among other things, a nurse works on site full time. The premises have a lift down to a community space in the basement, as well as an adapted toilet.
Testing new ways of working
Because this is Malmö’s first LSS residence with this focus, staff will also develop and test working methods to meet residents’ needs, covering both nursing care and social community. The residence is part of the city’s work to ensure that people with disabilities get the support they need throughout their lives. “When needs change with age, support also needs to be able to develop,” said Charlotte Widén Odder, director of the disability support administration.
The opening
- Time: 30 October, 14.00
- Place: Tycho Brahegatan 52, Limhamn, Malmö
- Programme: ribbon cutting, a tour of the common areas, and speeches by the chair of the disability support committee and the administration’s director
Wider context
The disability support committee has also received approval from the city executive board to build another LSS residence with six new apartments in Ögårdsparken, in which it will invest 40.5 million kronor. Separately, a proposed detailed plan for southern Hyllie, which the city planning committee decided to send out for consultation, includes special housing for older people with around 90 apartments. A city survey based on 151 responses found that almost half of Malmö residents with disabilities had experienced poor treatment in the past three years.