Government bills8

Topichome care8
  1. HE 130/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Ensuring essential care during industrial disputes

    The life and health of patients and home care clients would be safeguarded during industrial disputes by making it possible to assign personnel to essential care duties. When necessary, the authority could postpone or suspend a strike and oblige healthcare professionals to perform client and patient safety work.

    20 Sep 2022 · 12 votes
    109 jaa
    38 ei
  2. HE 231/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming elderly home and housing services

    Home care and housing services for older people and others in need of support will be reformed to improve their quality and availability. Home care will begin to be provided around the clock according to need, and long-term institutional care in social welfare for older people will be phased out over a transition period.

    5 Jul 2022 · 16 votes

    Closest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 18 §, mietintö / Arja Juvonen

    88 jaa
    68 ei
  3. HE 179/2020 vpPassed

    Extending the home care trial

    The ongoing home care trial in municipalities will continue until the end of 2022. In the trial, social welfare home services and healthcare home nursing can be combined and client data compiled in a shared register.

    27 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 51/2020 vpPassed

    Temporary support for unpaid coronavirus absences

    Temporary support will be paid to employees who have had to take unpaid leave to care for a young child at home due to coronavirus recommendations. The support will also be available to employees arriving in Finland from abroad who are absent from work without pay because of a two-week quarantine.

    27 Apr 2020 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Arja Juvonen

    31 jaa
    19 ei
  5. HE 109/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Easier parking for home care workers

    Workers providing home care will receive a new parking permit to make parking easier during home visits. The permit will allow parking free of charge in paid spaces and exemption from certain parking prohibitions or time limits.

    14 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 34/2019 vpPassed

    Restoring full-time early childhood education

    All children will again be entitled to full-time early childhood education and care regardless of their parents' labour market status or family leave. At the same time, private child care allowance will be paid in full without means testing.

    16 Dec 2019 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso

    128 jaa
    33 ei
  7. HE 174/2018 vpPassed

    Extending the home care pilot

    The home care pilot currently under way in municipalities will continue until the end of 2020. Participating municipalities will still be able to combine home help services and home nursing and use shared client and patient records.

    12 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 198/2016 vpPassed

    Extending the home care pilot

    The home care pilot launched in municipalities in 2005 will continue until the end of 2018. Municipalities participating in the pilot can continue to provide social welfare home services and healthcare home nursing together.

    25 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote