home’ Adults with All residential The Methodology There are ‘Protected (защитено psychosocial services provide recommends that currently 124 disabilities, who 24-hour care and the service users protected homes жилище) A type of have spent a big can be provided are stimulated as with 1,051 users. residential service. part of their lives by the state, co-authors of their in institutional municipalities, personal care, or in NGOs or private development plans exceptional cases, companies. in order to regain people, including 4) The service is their confidence with disabilities, at provided in houses and to feel secure risk of or flats in smaller in a supportive institutionalisation. or bigger towns environment. There is no and villages. limitation with regard to the type of disability included in the methodology. However the document provides for the group to be accommodated in one protected home (between 6 and 10 persons) according to their needs and level of disability. Young adults 24-hour care. The There is no There are 19 ‘Monitored home’ leaving service can be reference to Monitored homes (наблюдавано institutional care, provided by the support. with 75 users . transitional home state, жилище) or protected home municipalities,
‘Protected home’ (защитено жилище) A type of residential service. Adults with psychosocial disabilities, who have spent a big part of their lives in institutional care, or in exceptional cases, people, including with disabilities, at risk of institutionalisation. There is no limitation with regard to the type of disability included in the methodology. However the document provides for the group to be accommodated in one protected home (between 6 and 10 persons) according to their needs and level of disability. All residential services provide 24-hour care and can be provided by the state, municipalities, NGOs or private companies. 4) The service is provided in houses or flats in smaller or bigger towns and villages. The Methodology recommends that the service users are stimulated as co-authors of their personal development plans in order to regain their confidence and to feel secure in a supportive environment. There are currently 124 protected homes with 1,051 users. ‘Monitored home’ (наблюдавано жилище) Young adults leaving institutional care, transitional home or protected home 24-hour care. The service can be provided by the state, municipalities, There is no reference to support. There are 19 Monitored homes with 75 users .
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