Home care

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Home care services staff provide the support that enables disabled people and those experiencing illness to remain in their own homes for as long as they wish.

Residential care

Home nursing is for people who need healthcare at home. It includes healthcare and monitoring by nurses or practical nurses and is provided in close cooperation with service users and emergency contacts. Staff at healthcare centers or hospitals assess the need for home nursing and send a service request through SAGA.

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Heimastuðningur

Heimastuðningur er fyrir  fólk sem á lögheimili í Reykjavík, er eldra en 18 ára, býr sjálfstætt og þarf stuðning vegna skertrar getu, fjölskylduaðstæðna, álags eða veikinda. Heimastuðningur er stuðningur við athafnir daglegs lífs, svo sem við að klæðast / hátta sig, sinna persónulegu hreinlæti, matast og nýta tækni við heimilishald og lyfjaeftirlit. Einnig félagslegur stuðningur, svo sem í gegnum skjáheimsóknir.

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Home-based rehabilitation

People may need help regaining and maintaining engagement, health and quality of life. Through home-based rehabilitation, people receive training and counseling to suit their needs. Most rehabilitation happens in your home or immediate surroundings.

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Welfare technology

Reykjavík City emphasizes the testing and implementation of welfare technology in the services provided to city residents with the aim of enabling people to live longer in their own homes with better living conditions, despite aging, disability or illness.

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Social support for dementia

People with dementia and their families often need extra support to face a variety of challenges in their daily lives.

 

Social support due to dementia is intended to relieve the burden of home care for people with dementia and improve the quality of life for them and members of their families.

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Where can I get more information?

Staff at the Centers provide information about integrated home care services at 411 9600.