Yesterday, HSU and Árborg signed an agreement on integrated home care, which is based on the development project Gott að eldast, which is part of the government’s action plan. The agreement was confirmed in Árborg yesterday. In attendance were Inga Sæland, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing, Bragi Bjarnason, Mayor of Árborg, and Díana Óskarsdóttir, CEO of the Health Institution of South Iceland, as well as a number of guests.

As part of the integration of home care in Árborg, a special reception and evaluation team is established, where representatives of HSU and representatives of the social support services in Árborg review joint applications weekly. Work is also underway to establish a single service portal for all requests. With this collaboration, we ensure that the service is provided on time, by the right parties and with a comprehensive vision of individual needs. This is an important step toward continuous and individualized services where health and social services work together for the benefit of the user.

Díana Óskarsdóttir, Inga Sæland and Bragi Bjarnason Sign

Heida Ösp Kristjánsdóttir, Head of Family Division at the Municipality of Árborg

Herdís Björnsdóttir, specialist in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing and an employee of Gott að eldast

Margrét Björk Ólafsdóttir, the director of nursing at the Healthcare Institution of South Iceland, and Guðbjörg Pálsdóttir, occupational therapist at the social support service in Árborg, present the agreement and cooperation between the two institutions.