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Support for Informal Care in the City of Helsinki
Tarja KivekäsHead of Social and Contact WorkResponsibility of Elderly ServicesSocial Services Department
65+ Population Prognosis in Finland65+ Population Prognosis in Finland ((Central Statistics, Finland: February 2005Central Statistics, Finland: February 2005))
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1900 1950 1990 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2010 2020 2030 2040
65+ (%)
THE ELDERLY CITIZENS OF HELSINKI 1980-2007
AND THE PROGNOSIS UNTIL 2025
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10 000
20 000
30 000
40 000
50 000
60 000
70 000
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
65-74-vuotiaat
75-84-vuotiaat
Yli 85-vuotiaat
The Population of Helsinki by age group
(January 2006)
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50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
0v 1-6v 7-15v 16-49v.
50-64 65-74v75-84v 85+v
5 892 30 992 48 746
287 579
109 834
40 51927 297
10 046
Support for informal care in Helsinki
• Many ways to support informal care families• Municipal services
– Caregivers allowance – Short term care in institutions
– Day care for the elderly– Centres for informal care– Occasional help to families (1-4 hours) who are recieving caregivers
allowance, not home care – Peer support for caregivers– Home care– Social workers services
• Support from voluntary organisations: information and guidance, peer groups, courses, home help, recreation events, projects etc.
• Services from the church: peer groups, recreation events etc.
The aim of the law of informal care
• To promote the care of person who is receiving informal care
• To ensure adequate social and health care services
• To ensure the continuity of care
• To support the role of caregivers
The amount of the people who have recieved caregivers
allowance in 2007
• The disabled 791 • The mentally disabled 481• The elderly (over 65 ) 1852• Totally 3113
The amounts of caregivers allowance in 2008
According to category of care intensity
one 1320 e/month
two 662 e /monththree 448 e /monthfour 317 e/month
Who can receive caregivers allowance?
• The person who needs care at home because of lowered funtional capacity, sickness, disability or other reason
• The relative- a spouse, partner or children – or some other person close to client is ready to take care of her/him
• Caregivers own health and funtional capacity are adequate enough to the requirements of care
• Informal care with other social and health services is sufficient for the welfare, health and security of the person who needs care
• Home is suitable for health and other circumstances to the carer
Three free days a month
• People recieving a caregivers allowance are entitled to 3 free days in a month during a period when the nature of the care they have provided has been very demanding
• During this time the municipality is responsible for providing care to the client– Short-term care in elderly care home or service
house or help to home
• Substitute for the caregiver
Other forms to support the families
• Day care for the elderly• Centres for informal care
– Now three, coming one more still– Network model
• Occasional help to home (1-4 hours)to families who are recieving caregivers allowance, not home care
• Peer groups for people who are receiving caregivers allowance– Municipals, voluntary organisations, church
Developing the informal care in Helsinki
• The aim is to enlarge informal care• Secure sufficient services under the free time of
caregiver • Support informal care families by many
alternative ways• 4 centres for informal care• Developing day care for the needs of informal
care families• Exploit experiences of the caregivers• Strenghten co-operation with partners