prerequisite -Daytime actitivities include disabilities. In many the to participate outside home activities that centers, the wishes of municipalities. in support social interaction the customers are employment and the person’s skills to highly emphasised. activities live and indepent life. required in -Activities might include for the Social instane cooking, doing Welfare Act sports, discussing, hiking and creative activities. Persons who, due to a severe physical or mental disability, cannot participate in employment activities and whose income consist primaly of payments granted based on illness or disability to work, are eligible for daytime actitivies. Family support / Yes -All ages and - Family support is a whole As a part of family In 2014, Respite care all kinds of that entails services support, a plan for 14314 (provides supports to disabilities provided for the client, care and services is persons carers in their caring payment and respite given drawn up together between 0-64 role and allows them to a family member or a with the person being years of age to have a break, may close relative who is cared for and the were be formal or informal, working as carer and family member receiving and may be provided supporting services. It is a working as carer. The supported in the home or out of discretionary social service plan helps to ensure care from a the home) provided by municipalities that family care, family in within the framework of together with other member Omaishoidon tuki their budget. social and health working as a - If the family member only services, sufficiently carer. needs small scale daily provides services assistance, the carer does necessary for safety not usually qualify for and well-being of the
prerequisite to participate in employment activities required in the Social Welfare Act -Daytime actitivities include outside home activities that support social interaction and the person’s skills to live and indepent life. -Activities might include for instane cooking, doing sports, discussing, hiking and creative activities. Persons who, due to a severe physical or mental disability, cannot participate in employment activities and whose income consist primaly of payments granted based on illness or disability to work, are eligible for daytime actitivies. disabilities. In many centers, the wishes of the customers are highly emphasised. the municipalities. Family support / Respite care (provides supports to carers in their caring role and allows them to have a break, may be formal or informal, and may be provided in the home or out of the home) Omaishoidon tuki Yes -All ages and all kinds of disabilities - Family support is a whole that entails services provided for the client, payment and respite given to a family member or a close relative who is working as carer and supporting services. It is a discretionary social service provided by municipalities in within the framework of their budget. - If the family member only needs small scale daily assistance, the carer does not usually qualify for As a part of family support, a plan for care and services is drawn up together with the person being cared for and the family member working as carer. The plan helps to ensure that family care, together with other social and health services, sufficiently provides services necessary for safety and well-being of the In 2014, 14314 persons between 0-64 years of age were receiving supported care from a family member working as a carer.
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