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Personal assistance and personal service in Sweden

Personal assistance and personal service in Sweden. Wenche Willumsen, Secretary of Development, DHR, Sweden. background. 1983 Independent Living Movement (Adolf Ratzka) flats with support (boendeservice) the staff – too few the attitudes – poor we wanted higher quality

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Personal assistance and personal service in Sweden

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  1. Personal assistance and personal service in Sweden Wenche Willumsen, Secretary of Development, DHR, Sweden

  2. background • 1983 • Independent Living Movement (Adolf Ratzka) • flats with support (boendeservice) • the staff – too few • the attitudes – poor • we wanted higher quality • we wanted better conditions

  3. background • personal assistance? • an idea too far ahead! • influence – not power or human rights • Independent Living in Sweden • 1989 the Swedish Government Commission on Disability • 8 %

  4. the Support and Service Act • 1994 the Support and Service Act • advisory support • personal assistance • accompanying services • personal contact • in home relief service, • shortstayaway from home • leisurecareoutsideschoolhours • family-home or housing with special services for children and adolescentsoutsidetheirhome • housing with special services or speciallyadaptedhousing for adults and • Occupationalactivities.

  5. the Assistance Benefits Act • more help than 20 hours a week for intimate needs • basic needs • needles eye • govermental financial • the same all over the country

  6. when the local municipality decides • less than 20 hours basic needs per week • different depending on where you live • interfering • 15.000 – the Assistance Benefit Act • 3.000 – local municipality

  7. different ways to arrange • local municipality • users cooperative • firms • employer them self

  8. LSS Committee • govermental investigation • the Support and Service Act • 4 years • the costs too high • 4 billion to 17 billion • 3,3 billion in savings

  9. LSS Committee • new system on decision making • more details • restrained manner • respected as equal? • personal service in the Support and Service Act • 40 hours limit per week

  10. one law or the other? • the Social Service Act • reasonable living conditions • the Support and Service Act • good living conditions

  11. the end! • we are the experts!

  12. we know if the shoe is too narrow!thank you!

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