Communal housing for disabled is for adults who need support, guidance and care to cope with everyday activities and manage their own lives. Communal housing involves residing in your own apartment within a service housing community, where you receive a range of services, including caregiving and meal assistance.
In the communal housing you will receive support and guidance to cope with your eve ...
To access the service, you need a decision from a social worker at your local disability service.
Access to disability services is based on an individual assessment of the need for services. New clients are referred to disability services through the client and service counselling Soihtu or the client and service counselling for the elderly.
The assessment of the need for services first evaluates the suitability and adequacy of the services in accordance with the Social Welfare Act. After that, the need for services in accordance with the Disability Services Act is assessed.
If you are applying for disability services for the first time and are under 65 years of age, contact the Soihtu Team in your municipality by phone, via Varha App or fill in the form: Ilmoitus/yhteydenotto sosiaalihuoltoon tuen tarpeen arvioimiseksi (huoli-ilmoitus).
If you are over 65 years old, you can contact the client and service counselling for the elderly. The customer helpline for services for the elderly is available on weekdays in Finnish on 02 313 2100 (9-15) and in Swedish on 02 313 2200 (9-15).
If you are already a client of Varha’s Disability Services and you are applying for a new service or a change to an existing service, you can contact your designated Disability Services employee or fill in the Disability Services application form. The Disability Service Application is for existing clients of the disability services.
If you don't know who to contact, you can contact the disability services office or disability services counsellor in your area. The disability services in the wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland can provide you with help and advice on applying for the service.
When you apply, please attach a medical report or statement describing your current state of health, how you function and what kind of help you need in everyday situations. The best way to support your assessment is to get a statement from a care provider who knows your situation best. This should be as recent as possible, no more than a year old. If necessary, a disability services worker will advise you on how to provide health information.
The service may be provided under the Social Welfare Act or the Disability Services Act. You may receive special services under the Disability Services Act if you have a disability or an illness that causes long-term or permanent disabilities that make it necessary for you to receive support and assistance in your daily life. These services and support measures are provided to you if you do not receive sufficient and appropriate services under any other law. Disability services are intended to complement other social services and health and medical services.
You are entitled to housing support under the Disability Services Act if you need help or support to carry out your daily activities. The purpose of housing support is to enable a person with a disability to live as independently as possible, even if he or she needs help or supported housing.
Communal housing is organised for persons whose
In a communal housing unit, clients pay rent or a fee for their apartment and the services they need, depending on their use. Residents are also required to pay for all other housing, food and medicine-related expenses themselves. Clients may receive a pensioner’s housing allowance, care allowance and medical care compensation. They may furnish their own homes.
Communal housing can be organised by public and private service providers. It counts as outpatient care.
Disability Services Act.
Social Welfare Act.