Family care for an older person, services

Short-term stays support independence and living at home.

The housing service units also provide shift care. If the caregiver needs a respite from caring or that outpatient services are inadequate.

During the rehabilitation and assessment period, you receive rehabilitation, and we assess your functional ability in a 24-hour housing service unit.

Part-time care refers to treatment outside the home to support the informal carer’s coping and the customer’s ability to function and cope at home.

Rehabilitative day activities maintain social and physical functioning, which enables and supports living at home.

Communal housing is an option when you need support, but the need for help is not constant.

Persons for whom it is not possible to arrange 24-hour care at home or in sheltered housing may live in institutional care as per a separate decision.

In 24-hour service housing, your treatment and care needs are met around the clock in a housing service unit.

Social rehabilitation provides specialised support for social well-being to tackle social exclusion and promote inclusion.

Customer assistance and service coordination for the elderly is a free service intended for the elderly and their relatives.