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Short-term assessment and rehabilitation (period)

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  • 10 municipalities
  • Public service

You may need a round-the-clock short-term assessment and rehabilitation period when your health and ability to function have deteriorated and it is necessary to assess the safety of living at home. This need may also arise suddenly. You may come for the assessment and rehabilitation period from home or from the hospital as further rehabilitation. The assessment of coping at home and rehabilitation ...

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To whom and on what terms

The aim of the short-term assessment and rehabilitation period is to support the client’s living at home. The service can be granted on the basis of a person’s reduced functional ability, illness, injury or other similar reason, or in acute crisis situations.

The decision will be made on the basis of a service needs assessment. Granting the short-term assessment and rehabilitation period is always based on necessity.

The service can also be granted to a person with an informal carer to enable statutory days off for the informal carer and also to support the resources of persons caring for their relatives without support for informal care.

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Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County

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Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County
Text edited by: Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County
Updated: 28/3/2024