regional welfare agencies. Personal assistance Yes Service users do The following (typically purchased through not directly applies to all earmarked cash allocations, recruit their services in this the purpose of which is to assistants but group: pay for any assistance they do have a The needed) possibility to spectrum of choose them. The personal exception to this assistance is job assistance services are that can be targeted to provided within users’ Ambulante Betreuung Outpatient care is a In 2013 – the ‘employer’s specific (outpatient care) term used for 165,000 people where the needs in assistance services with disabilities beneficiary relation to that are provided were receiving directly employs conflict and outside of residential personal their assistant. crisis facilities. This term assistance in their situations, The areas and the covers both the own homes. This leisure content of individual case work number is for activities, support are and individual care. 7.2% higher than improving jointly agreed The available in the year before school between the user statistical data does (153,000). The performance (or their carers in not differentiate number of people (for children case of children), between these two receiving this type with assistant(s) and services; that is the of support is disabilities), the funding body. reason the ‘umbrella’ constantly support in term is being increasing but
regional welfare agencies. Personal assistance (typically purchased through earmarked cash allocations, the purpose of which is to pay for any assistance needed) Yes The following applies to all services in this group: The spectrum of personal assistance services are targeted to users’ specific needs in relation to conflict and crisis situations, leisure activities, improving school performance (for children with disabilities), support in Service users do not directly recruit their assistants but they do have a possibility to choose them. The exception to this is job assistance that can be provided within the ‘employer’s where the beneficiary directly employs their assistant. The areas and the content of support are jointly agreed between the user (or their carers in case of children), assistant(s) and the funding body. Ambulante Betreuung (outpatient care) Outpatient care is a term used for assistance services that are provided outside of residential facilities. This term covers both the individual case work and individual care. The available statistical data does not differentiate between these two services; that is the reason the ‘umbrella’ term is being In 2013 – 165,000 people with disabilities were receiving personal assistance in their own homes. This number is for 7.2% higher than in the year before (153,000). The number of people receiving this type of support is constantly increasing but