Mölndal elderly patient requires surgery after undetected shoulder dislocation

An elderly home care recipient in Mölndal required surgery after a dislocated shoulder went unnoticed by staff for up to two weeks. The injury was only discovered when a relative took the individual to the emergency room.

By the time medical professionals intervened, the shoulder could no longer be reset manually, necessitating surgical intervention. Mölndal Municipality has filed a Lex Maria report regarding the incident, acknowledging that the patient waited an unnecessary amount of time for treatment.

Christina Wadell, the operations manager for health and medical services in Mölndal, stated that it is the responsibility of home care services to react when something is wrong. In response to the incident, the municipality plans to increase staff training in movement techniques and improve reporting procedures for abnormal symptoms in service users.