Family care for persons with disabilities
- Service
- 10 municipalities
- Public service
Family care refers to the organisation of round-the-clock care in the home of a family carer trained for the position. The family care provider is responsible for the care of the client and for ensuring that their everyday life goes smoothly.
The aim of family care is to provide the client with the opportunity to enjoy home-like care and close relationships as well as to promote their basic s ...
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To whom and on what terms
Clients receiving long-term family care from the Disability Services are mainly adults with disabilities who need support in their daily lives several times a day. Short-term family care is a way of implementing short-term care for underage children, which supports the child’s life at home.
Family care can be suitable for many kinds of people. However, it is not suitable if the person with a disability cannot control their aggression or if the person’s right to self-determination must be restricted in some way. The abundant need for care and treatment does not prevent the provision of family care, but it does require support services for the family carer and the person with a disability themselves.