One of the providers of assistance, the Institute for care at home in Ljubljana.

In Slovenia for almost four hundred thousand people ideas for elf on the shelf who have more than 65 years. Many of them can no longer independently ideas for elf on the shelf care for themselves and need to be able to stay at home, one or the other every day help: in the morning and evening dress, dressing and undressing, changing diapers, getting up from the bed, leaving the rest of the night or in the household.
Among the users of home is more than just the elderly. With appropriate assistance to a number not be home earlier and may end their lives at home. Relatives, due to domestic help can care less about going to school or to work. Domestic ideas for elf on the shelf help in the form of social care need not only the elderly but also people with disabilities, and some patients with chronic diseases (eg multiple sclerosis) and the injured.
Are eligible: Persons aged 65 and over who are not themselves capable of fully independent living. persons with disability status under the law. other people with disabilities, they have recognized the right to receive assistance and care. chronically ill and people with long term health problems, which have the status of a disabled person, but at the discretion of the competent social

work center without occasional assistance, and other persons unable to live independently. seriously ill children or children with severe or severe disorder with physical or mental ideas for elf on the shelf disabilities who are not involved in organized forms of protection.
One of the providers of assistance, the Institute for care at home in Ljubljana. "He who due to illness, poor mobility, age, disability, and so forth need a temporary or permanent home help, let us call without fear," advises director Nina Antonia Ličer. She told us that they offer one or the other support almost all Slovenian municipalities. These services are in accordance with the Social Security Act are obliged to provide a network of public services.
"Some, for example, Maribor, Ljubljana have like, a special ideas for elf on the shelf institute for help at home. Many places offer appropriate assistance to elderly homes, centers for social work, it is also engaged independent contractors and other organizations. "In case you need assistance, please contact your local unit where you are located.
That the needs of large, data suggests that the only institute ideas for elf on the shelf in Ljubljana each month, on average, to help up to 630 users: once, twice or even three times a day, from 6 to 22 hours, seven days a week, including Sundays and holidays. "In our Institute we currently employs 113 care workers, 14 of them are trained and TRAINING. Among caregivers, women are in the majority. Any supplier of the visits per day for approximately seven users. "
Slightly harder to get care on holidays and weekends. "This is why many who need care, at least for a certain time, redirect to the concessionaire and other providers. In Ljubljana holds the concession for home help the Institute lands. "From three to 25 euros per hour
Hour of home costs in the Ljubljana Institute during the week 3.04 Euro 4.26 on Sundays, public holidays and non-working day is 4.56 euro. Such a low price have only permanent residents of Ljubljana, as opposed to the full price paid Municipality of Ljubljana. If someone will not do this payment because it has insufficient income, under certain conditions, by the Centre for Social Work exempt ideas for elf on the shelf from payment: in whole or in part.
Among private providers (even on the black market), the clock may help at home during the week from 10 to 15 and even on weekends from 20 to 25 euros. In rural areas, the prices are lower by half, or by good neighbors out for free.
Suggests that the majority of their users needs daily assistance twice a day: in the morning and evening finery, only about 100 to 115 users visit the carers three times a day. The vast majority, more than 80 percent by the age of eighty years, and only 13 percent are younger than 65 years.

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What covers help? Caregivers help users: ideas for elf on the shelf basic daily tasks such as dressing, undressing, washing, feeding, changing diapers, or discharge. in home life, go to the store, cook one small meal a day, washes the dishes, harvested apartment, take out the garbage, sheets are changed ... in maintaining social contacts were monitored user to the doctor, to the social worker, call relatives ideas for elf on the shelf and show them how to be patient or elderly care, and the like.
People who live alone and can take care of themselves, but their families do not live in the same place or are very busy, you can for about 25 euros per month to ensure the protection of the distance or the so-called red button that operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
"With this button, you are always on a chain around your neck or on a bracelet on your arm, you can call for help, for example, if you fall and can not get up and far away from the phone," explains Nina Antonia Ličer. ideas for elf on the shelf Pressing the person in need connect with the emergency service of the Institute for care at home, organizing appropriate support according to pre-prepared personal plan. "The assistance includes emergency medical services, ambulance ideas for elf on the shelf and fire services." Adjust