choose using various Service is available employ supporters service providers) to all persons with or commission disabilities. services for Direct payments are themselves provided by the municipalities. They can be used to purchase services offered by different providers. Personal assistance No (typically purchased through earmarked cash allocations, the purpose of which is to pay for any assistance needed) Apgyvendinimas Yes Provided for Not more than Persons with Number of persons in savarankiško adults and 10 persons can be disabilities independent living gyvenimo namuose children accommodated in accommodated in homes (including elderly (Residential) with group homes the independent and persons with (usually small scale disabilities Service is provided living homes are disabilities, separate residential services in and their by social workers, responsible to figures only for persons the community – such families their assistants and take care of the with disabilities are not as group homes, All types of other experts premises available): 2014 – 402; protected homes, impairments The duration of the themselves 2013 – 449; 2012 – family type stay is not limited (prepare food, 262; 2011 – 212; arrangements, etc.) pay for utility 2010 – 227. services, do shopping), only with a partial assistance of
choose using various service providers) Service is available to all persons with disabilities. Direct payments are provided by the municipalities. They can be used to purchase services offered by different providers. employ supporters or commission services for themselves Personal assistance (typically purchased through earmarked cash allocations, the purpose of which is to pay for any assistance needed) No Apgyvendinimas savarankiško gyvenimo namuose (Residential) (usually small scale residential services in the community – such as group homes, protected homes, family type arrangements, etc.) Yes Provided for adults and children with disabilities and their families All types of impairments Not more than 10 persons can be accommodated in group homes Service is provided by social workers, their assistants and other experts The duration of the stay is not limited Persons with disabilities accommodated in the independent living homes are responsible to take care of the premises themselves (prepare food, pay for utility services, do shopping), only with a partial assistance of Number of persons in independent living homes (including elderly and persons with disabilities, separate figures only for persons with disabilities are not available): 2014 – 402; 2013 – 449; 2012 – 262; 2011 – 212; 2010 – 227.