Care options during the caregiver's statutory leave days

As an informal caregiver, you are legally entitled to 2-3 leave days during the months that you are paid informal care allowance.

During your leave, the care receiver will be taken care of by, for example, a substitute carer. The substitute carer can be a family member, relative or other close person of the care receiver.

Care during your leave days can also be arranged as short-term care in the city's own or a city-approved private service home with a service voucher, in the form of day activities, or as a service at home with a service voucher. The care provided during your leave days by a party other than a substitute carer is subject to a charge.

Make the leave arrangements with your designated worker. We will finalise the decision on arranging care during your statutory leave.

Available languages:

Finnish, Swedish

Related service points and contact information:

• Informal care support for the elderly and people with memory disorders
  • Discretionary care and support for informal care families
  • Activity centres for informal care families
  • Informal caregiver's health check-up
  • Care options during the caregiver's statutory leave days
  • Coaching courses for new informal caregivers
  • Life after informal care -coaching
  • Social guidance at the activity centres for informal care