Companion and respite services
Companion and respite services
The accompanying service, ledsagning, according to the Act on support and service to certain disabled people under LSS and the Social Services Act under SoL, is an important measure that should make it easier for people with extensive disabilities to participate in community life. Accompaniment is offered to people who belong to the personal circle of the law but who do not have personal assistance and enable them to, for example, visit friends, participate in leisure activities or in cultural life or to just go for a walk. The service is personalized and adapted to the individual's needs. accompaniment linked to activities outside the home. The aim is to break the isolation that can result from a disability. The intervention is individually designed and has the character of personal support.
Respite care means that a person who normally receives care from a family member at home is temporarily cared for by a person who relieves the family member. A respite carer stays at the home of the person with a disability for a number of hours per month, on a regular or occasional basis. This allows family members to have time for their own activities. Respite care is usually offered to children and young people but also to adults.
OC Companion and respite care
OC offers the service of escorting to children, young people, adults and elderly people who have a decision on escorting and who have a disability such as a mobility impairment or are visually impaired. OC also helps to apply for the service in cases where there is no decision but there is reason to assume that the service can be granted. OC offers escorting to enable participation in various activities, such as going to a swimming pool or other leisure activity or activity, going to the cinema, eating in a restaurant or visiting a museum. OC pays for the attendant's expenses incurred, such as entrance fees, tickets, food, etc.)
OC offers the service of respite care to parents who need relief in the care of a disabled child. The purpose of respite care is to give parents more time with their child's siblings and to give them more time for their own activities and a chance to recover. Respite care can sometimes take place outside the home, but usually in the home environment. Respite care can also mean that a caregiver who cares for their spouse at home gets relief in this.
