Morning and afternoon care for disabled children

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. 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 already a client of Varha Disability Services and you are applying for a new service or a change to an existing service, you can contact your designated Varha Disability Services worker or fill in a disability service application form. The Disability Services Application is for existing clients of disability services. The disability services in the wellbeing services county of South-West Finland can provide you with help and advice on filling in the application form and on what kind of attachments are needed for the service you are applying for. The service is applied for separately for each academic year.

You can get special services under the Disability Services Act if you have a long-term or permanent disability caused by a disability or illness that means you absolutely need support and help with your daily activities. These services and support measures are provided to you if you do not receive adequate and appropriate services under any other law. Disability services are intended to complement other social and health services.

A person with a disability living with his/her own family or other close relatives is entitled to short-term care when the persons responsible for the care of the person with a disability are temporarily prevented from caring for the person with a disability because of obligations in their own lives or the need for rest or recreation, and the person with a disability then needs help or support with activities of daily living or supervision for safety reasons.

Short-term care under the Disability Services Act is provided only where necessary. Necessary care is considered to be a situation where the carers are unable to take care of the child because of work or study and the care cannot be provided in any other way during this period. The primary responsibility for organizing care during the holiday period lies with the carers.  Morning and afternoon care is provided for children of primary school age if it cannot be provided by other means.