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It does not go against the City of Copenhagen's strategy if the nursing homes in the capital serve more meat to the elderly.
Health and Care Mayor Jens Kristian Lütken (V) wants the municipality's food and meal strategy changed so that the elderly area is exempt. Archive photo. (Photo: © Ida Guldbæk Arentsen, Ritzau Scanpix) 45 min. ago
Now Copenhagen's Lord Mayor states that the nursing homes are very welcome to serve minced beef steaks and meat.
It does not go against the food and meal strategy the municipality has, which is only a guideline, and which mostly focuses on nutrition, more than it focuses on climate, says Sisse Marie Welling (SF).
- The fact is that plenty of meat is being and can be served at the Copenhagen nursing homes.
- Our food and meal strategy in the municipality in no way stands in the way of that.
The minced beef steaks at the Copenhagen nursing homes - or the lack thereof - have not only created great debate at Copenhagen City Hall in recent days, but also on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's social media. ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/overborgmester-gaar-i-rette-med-mette-f-om-koed-paa-plejehjem )
In a new analysis ( https://www.kk.dk/sites/default/files/agenda/4e026d3e-866f-4beb-bc0e-9febec2f86ff/9e6d7742-5390-4d0d-abf4-655ea1f28b1b-bilag-2_0.pdf ) it is described how nursing home residents' birthday wishes for beef are rejected "several places" due to "consideration for the CO2 account".
But it is based on a misunderstanding, says Lord Mayor Sisse Marie Welling (SF).
- It has never been the intention of our strategy to limit beef.
- The analysis describes a few individual examples that citizens have had, and which I hope the Health and Care Mayor Jens Kristian Lütken (V) will follow up on.
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Fact box: Analysis of food and meals for the elderly in Copenhagen
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The analysis is based on a questionnaire survey among 200 nursing home residents and 607 citizens living at home.
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A majority of 58-60 percent are satisfied with the food, while 8-13 percent are satisfied to a low degree or not at all satisfied.
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Several interviewed nursing home residents in the analysis experience a "low satisfaction with the quality of the meat served", and that "beef rarely appears on the menu" at the nursing homes.
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The analysis also shows that citizens are requesting greater co-determination regarding meals.
Source: Consulting and auditing firm BDO has carried out the analysis ( https://www.kk.dk/sites/default/files/agenda/4e026d3e-866f-4beb-bc0e-9febec2f86ff/9e6d7742-5390-4d0d-abf4-655ea1f28b1b-bilag-2_0.pdf ) City of Copenhagen (July 2026)
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Nursing homes take guidelines very seriously
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When the City of Copenhagen sends out a guideline, the nursing homes take it very seriously, points out Health and Care Mayor Jens Kristian Lütken (V).
- The analysis clearly states that the municipality's strategy stands in the way of serving minced beef steaks for a birthday, for example.
- Our strategy and guideline are too rigid, he says.
Therefore, Jens Kristian Lütken (V) wants the municipality's food and meal strategy changed
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