Regular Home Care

Producer: National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Homepage: http:// www.stat.fi/til/sakoho/index_en.html
Main topic: Social Protection
Related topics:
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Yes
European Statistical System (ESS): No

Description

Client-specific data have been gathered on clients in regular home care every other year as part of notifications to the Care Registers for Social Welfare and Health Care (from 2007 onwards, data are gathered every year). Included are home-care clients who have a valid service and care plan on the day of count or who otherwise receive home-help services, home nursing or day-hospital services regularly at least once a week. The data concern service providers and clients and services received by them. The data are reported by service providers.

Keywords

community-based care, non-institutional services, home care, home-help services, home nursing, social services, older people, care and services for older people, care register

Contact information

http://tilastokeskus.fi/til/sakoho/yht_en.html

Last updated 21.04.2016