SKR’s Forum on the Future of Health, Healthcare and Care for Older People – 26 January 2027
We are shaping the future of care for older people today!
The welfare sector faces challenges, and many local authorities are exploring new ways of organising and delivering welfare services to meet current and future needs in health and social care. The new Social Services Act, together with the ‘Nära vård’ initiative, provides both direction and support for this transformation. Competition for labour and global instability are affecting the conditions for both current and future healthcare and social care. Modern care for older people needs to become more person-centred, more proactive and preventative, with welfare technology and digital solutions making life easier for both older people and staff.
This conference is your meeting place, offering inspiration and the opportunity for discussions and meetings with other local authority representatives and stakeholders. Throughout the day, we will share insights and strategies and explore practical solutions relating to this year’s focus areas: finance and demographics, being an attractive employer, and new ways of meeting needs.
Together, we can strengthen our collective capacity for action and shape the future of care and support for older people. Adjacent to the venue, you will also have the chance to meet a selection of exhibitors. Book the date now!
- Date: 26 January 2027
- Venue: Kistamässan, Stockholm
- Target audience: Decision-makers, managers and other senior staff, development managers and others working in local authority health and social care for older people.
Special offer price 2,900 SEK until 18 December
Early bird price 3,500 SEK from 19 December until 15 January
Standard price 4,000 SEK from 16 January
The price for the conference on 26 January includes coffee, lunch, coffee and a networking reception.
A selection of speakers
Catharina Borgenstierna
Författare
Anna-Lena Andersson
Socialchef
Kalix kommun
Katarzyna Wikström
Förvaltningschef vård och omsorg
Skellefteå kommun
Johan Ingelskog
Avtalssekreterare
Kommunal
Charlotta Undén
Förhandlare och jämställdhetsansvarig
Arbetsgivarpolitiska avdelningen, SKR
Bodil Umegård
Sektionschef
SKR
Acko Ankarberg Johansson
Landshövding i Västmanlands Län
Emelie Värja
Chefsekonom
SKR
Sabina Joyau
Samordnare för äldreomsorg
SKR - Moderator
This year’s conference theme
This is the event that offers inspiration and the opportunity for discussions and meetings with others who are driving development in elderly care. Throughout the day, we will share insights and strategies, and explore practical solutions relating to this year’s focus areas:
Economy and demography
The growing number of older people poses major challenges for the country’s local authorities and regions. Changes in the population affect the conditions for welfare.
New ways of meeting needs
There is a great need to find working methods that are sustainable in the long term and that contribute to the smart use of resources and skills. Welfare technology and digitalisation are part of this, but so are new ways of leading and managing.
An attractive employer
Increased demand and greater competition for labour, limited financial resources and significant variations in quality and working conditions are examples of challenges that are already being felt.
Provisional programme
08.45: Coffee is available next to the venue
09.30: Today’s moderator, Sabina Joyau, SKR, welcomes everyone.
09:40–10:30 Conference session 1
10:30–10:50 – Break
10.50–12.10 Conference session 2
12.10: Time for lunch, networking and visiting the selected exhibitors
13.30–14.30 Conference session 3
14.30–15.10: Time for coffee, refreshments and networking
15.10–16:00 Conference session 4
16:00 Closing panel and summary
We invite you to a networking event after the day’s proceedings.
