There are already hundreds of medicine vending machines in Päijät-Hämee for the elderly.
Medicine dispensers are rapidly becoming common in home care.
A few years ago, Päijät-Hämee had a total of about 70 medicine dispensers for home care clients living at home. There are now more than 400 medicine dispensers in use.
That is about a fifth of the province’s home care clients.
The regional government is scheduled to decide today on the procurement contract for the vending machines, the total value of which would be 5.7–8.1 million euros for four years.
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