Services available across the country, although provision is patchy and there is a shortage of places. Service is available to people with disabilities who are in need of residential support. In-home (home Yes Mainly older For both types of service: Not In 2013, only 0.5% of help, home care 1. Home care people (over 60 Providers: main providers home care users were service) 2. Telecare years), very are local authorities (over Some service aged below 40 years, (home help few younger 50%) and churches users can and 8.5% were aged consists of adults. (around 40%). Other choose the below 60 years (Social assistance with providers include provider Welfare Statistics household tasks, organisations and organisation 2013, CSO). For such as shopping, businesses. depending on telecare, these cleaning, cooking, Funding: flat-rate State the availability numbers were even etc. Home-care subsidy and fees paid by of providers in lower, 0.2% and 1.5% services include service users the locality. respectively. assistance with in 2013 about daily routine tasks 25% of users had to pay). such as getting up, dressing, bathing and washing or taking medicines) Day care centres Yes People with Intellectual disabilities and Not In 2013, there were (service provided disabilities, autism: 280 day care centres during set periods mainly Providers: main providers for people with of the day; intellectual are local authorities and disabilities and 78 day includes support, disabilities non-profit organisations care centres for people meals and some and autism. (both around 40%). with psychosocial aspects of personal Mostly disabilities with a total
Services available across the country, although provision is patchy and there is a shortage of places. Service is available to people with disabilities who are in need of residential support. In-home (home help, home care service) (home help consists of assistance with household tasks, such as shopping, cleaning, cooking, etc. Home-care services include assistance with daily routine tasks such as getting up, dressing, bathing and washing or taking medicines) Yes 1. Home care 2. Telecare Mainly older people (over 60 years), very few younger adults. For both types of service: Providers: main providers are local authorities (over 50%) and churches (around 40%). Other providers include organisations and businesses. Funding: flat-rate State subsidy and fees paid by service users in 2013 about 25% of users had to pay). Not Some service users can choose the provider organisation depending on the availability of providers in the locality. In 2013, only 0.5% of home care users were aged below 40 years, and 8.5% were aged below 60 years (Social Welfare Statistics 2013, CSO). For telecare, these numbers were even lower, 0.2% and 1.5% respectively. Day care centres (service provided during set periods of the day; includes support, meals and some aspects of personal Yes People with disabilities, mainly intellectual disabilities and autism. Mostly Intellectual disabilities and autism: Providers: main providers are local authorities and non-profit organisations (both around 40%). Not In 2013, there were 280 day care centres for people with disabilities and 78 day care centres for people with psychosocial disabilities with a total