Personal Assistance
A personal assistant provides the necessary help that a severely disabled person needs at home or outside the home: with daily activities, work and studies, leisure activities, participation in public affairs, and the maintenance of social interaction.
In order to obtain the services of a personal assistant, a person must have the resources to define the content and implementation of the assistance. There is no special obligation to arrange personal assistance if sufficient care for a person cannot be ensured via outpatient service measures.
When arranging personal assistance, a person is considered severely disabled if he or she requires essential and repeated help from another person due to his or her long-term or progressive disability or illness in order to perform daily activities. Illnesses and disabilities primarily caused by normal aging are not considered cause for granting personal assistance.
Personal assistance with daily activities, work, and studies can be arranged to the extent necessary. In terms of leisure activities, participation in public affairs, and the maintenance of social interaction, personal assistance should be offered for at least 30 hours per month.
Personal assistance can be arranged in the following ways:
– employer model, where the disabled person is the assistant’s employer
– service vouchers
– purchased service from the public or private sector
– own services
Contact a social worker from Disability Services to have your service needs assessed.
Contact Information
Please note! Phone time Tuesday and Thursday at 9-10 am.
Children and families:
Social worker phone 040 489 6051 A-I (sorted by last name)
Social worker phone 040 183 5867 J-O (sorted by last name)
Social worker phone 040 640 3186 P-Ö (sorted by last name)
Social instructor, phone 040 545 6445
Habilitation Instructor, phone 040 152 6474 / 040 515 1186
Families in Vasa:
Social worker phone 044 424 9211
Phone time Tuesday and Thursday at 9-10 am.
Adult social work:
Social instructor phone 040 742 7092 A-K + svenska. (sorted by last name)
Social instructor phone 040 837 3350 L-Ö + Vähäkyrö. (sorted by last name)
Disability service, adults
Social worker phone 040 747 2678 A-K + svenska(sorted by last name)
Social instructor phone 040 843 9817 L-Ö + Vähäkyrö. (sorted by last name)
Address: Socialservices, Centrumvägen 4, Smedsby
Social worker phone 040 489 6051 (children)
Social worker phone 040 640 3186 (children)
Social instructor, phone 044 424 9211 (adults)
Instructor 040 805 1772 (adults). Phone time weekdays at 9-11 am.
Social worker phone 040 183 5867 (children)
Address: Socialkansliet, Öurvägen 31, 66800 Oravais
Social worker, phone time weekdays at 9 – 10 am, phone 06 218 3823
Social instructor phone 040 168 5379
Address: Disability services, Stengbergsgatan 1 D, PB 111, 68601 Jakobstad. Phone time Tuesday and Thursday at 9-10 am.
Disability services for adults:
Social worker, phone 040 805 1317 (K-Ö), Jakobstad and Larsmo
Social worker, phone 040 355 1475 Nykarleby and Pedersöre
Social instructor, phone 040 805 1902
Social instructor, phone 040 805 1395, Nykarleby and Pedersöre
Social instructor, phone 050 523 3432, Jakobstad and Larsmo
Social instructor, phone 050 374 0781, Jakobstad and Larsmo
Disability services for children
Social worker, phone 040 805 1384, Jakobstad, Larsmo and Pedersöre
Social worker, phone 044 721 7716, Jakobstad, Larsmo and Nykarleby
Habilitation Instructor, phone 040 805 1734
Habilitation Instructor, phone 040 805 1705
Address: Disability services, Stengbergsgatan 1 D, 68600 Jakobstad
Social worker, phone 040 805 1973
Social instructor, phone 040 353 6057
Social worker phone 040 650 8123 (adults).
Social worker phone 044 424 9237 (children)
Social worker phone 040 650 8123 (adults).
Social worker phone 044 424 9237 (children)
Social worker phone 040 650 8123 (adults)
Social worker phone 044 424 9237 (children)
Social worker phone 040 650 8123 (adults)
Social worker phone 044 424 9237 (children)