The efforts made within elderly care are aimed at making everyday life easier for people who, due to their age or illness need support to be able themselves to cope on their own.
An application is required for the majority of such efforts. An administrative case officer receives the application, investigates the need of help and makes the necessary decisions for the different efforts to be made. The administrative case officer can be reached via the Municipality's telephone switchboard, telephone number +46 470-410 00.
A few examples of the support that is available:
People who can no longer live in their own homes can apply for a place in a service apartment for the elderly. In such facilities there are personnel available 24 hours a day. These homes are usually divided into groups with smaller number of apartments in each group. Adjacent to the apartments there are common areas for the possibility of socialising, meals and activities.
There are also temporary places for people who are in need of care and/or nursing for a limited period of time.
People that have a functional impairment can be given support and service in order to be able to live with like other people and actively take part in society.
An application is required for the majority of such efforts for people with a functional impairment. An administrative case officer receives the application, investigates the need of help and makes the necessary decisions for the different efforts to be made. The administrative case officer can be reached via the Municipality's telephone switchboard, telephone number +46 470-410 00.
A few examples of the support available:
For people who cannot cope with living in a normal home due to their functional impairments there is special service housing available.
People that suffer from an illness or functional impairment that is deemed to require health and nursing care in the home may qualify for home medical care.
People who take care of a relative in the home have the possibility of receiving support and relief, for example, by relief supplied in the home or by home help.