Informal care
Informal careIn informal care, a family member or other close person takes care of an older person on a daily basis at home.
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In informal care, a family member or other close person takes care of an older person on a daily basis at home.
Contact Senior Info. Call, chat, send an email(Link opens default mail program) (this address is not secure, so please do not include personal identifiers in your message) or visit us. We provide service on weekdays from 9.00–15.00.
Call Senior Info tel +358 9 310 44556(Link starts a phone call)
If you already have a designated worker at the city’s services for seniors, please ask them directly for guidance and advice.
Informal care support is intended for people providing everyday care for an older person or a loved one with a memory disorder.
If you want to find out if there is a need for informal care support in your situation, make an assessment on your informal care situation in the Omaolo service.
Make an assessment on the informal care situation (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
You can also ask for advice from Senior Info.
We also offer informal care support to caregivers of people with disabilities. You can find information on informal care support for people with disabilities on the disability services’ website.
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