New joint elderly care inspection and peer inspection in nursing homes
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ældretilsyn
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act introduces a new, simplified elderly care inspection across municipalities.
- The inspection will focus on the units where the risk of quality problems is highest.
- Peer inspection will be introduced in nursing homes.
- When: Sections 1, 2 and 4-14 entered into force on 1 July 2025. The rest of the Act entered into force on 1 January 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget indfører et nyt, forenklet tværkommunalt ældretilsyn. Det nye tilsyn skal være risikobaseret og målrettes de enheder, hvor der er størst risiko for udfordringer med kvaliteten. Samtidig indføres samtilsyn på plejehjem, der forpligter relevante tilsynsmyndigheder til at gennemføre planlagte tilsynsbesøg på plejehjem samtidig. Dette skal begrænse antallet af statslige og lokale tilsyn og kontrolopgaver og sikre, at plejeenheder fremadrettet vil modtage færre tilsyn end i dag. Formålet er at sikre større ensartethed i det tilsyn, der føres med plejeenheder, mindske dokumentationsbyrden for medarbejdere samt understøtte lokal læring og kvalitetsudvikling. Lovforslaget udmønter dele af ”Aftale om en reform af ældreområdet”, som blev indgået i april 2024 af regeringen (Moderaterne, Socialdemokratiet og Venstre), Danmarksdemokraterne, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Liberal Alliance, Det Konservative Folkeparti og Radikale Venstre.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 7 November 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 19 December 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 30 December 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 January 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Fully in force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet