Client fees for services for the elderly
Client fees for services for the elderly at the Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland 2025. Client fees are the same throughout the wellbeing services county.
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Housing services
Income-based.
A monthly fee will be charged to the client of long-term 24-hour sheltered housing. The fee may not exceed 85 percent of the client's monthly net income after statutory deductions. The client must be left with a minimum disposable income of €182/month.
€42.20/24h
The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.
The daily treatment fee is charged for the days of arrival and departure. If the client transfers from short-term housing to institutional care, no client fee will be charged for the day of departure.
€29.00/24h
The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.
Income-based.
A monthly fee will be charged to a client of long-term family care. The fee may not exceed 85 percent of the client's monthly net income after statutory deductions. The client must be left with a minimum disposable income of €182/month.
€31.20/24h
The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.
€20/4–12 hours
The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.
No client fee.
The client shall pay the housing costs separately. The client will not be charged any fee for participating in activities promoting social interaction.
€26.50/24h
The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.
Income-based.
A monthly fee will be charged to a client of long-term institutional care. The fee may not exceed 85 percent of the client's monthly net income after statutory deductions. The client must be left with a minimum disposable income of €122/month.
€66.90/24h
Fees accrue toward the payment ceiling.
An upkeep fee of €25.10 per day for short-term institutional care is charged after the payment ceiling is exceeded.
€30.70/24h
The person is receiving care in a social welfare institution or another unit for care-related reasons only during the day (day care) or at night (night care).
Services supporting living at home
Income-based.
In addition to income, the client fee is determined by the service granted to the client in hours and the size of the family.
If the bathing assistance included in the client's home care is provided in the facilities of the Wellbeing Services County, transportation may be involved in the service. The personal liability for transport / direction is the same as for the mobility support services.
Home visit by other expert such as a nurse or a therapist: €16.40/visit
Physician’s or dentist’s home visit: €25.80/visit
Breakfast €3.50/meal
Lunch €6.80/meal
Afternoon coffee €1.70/meal
Dinner €6.10/meal
Evening snack €1.90/meal
Whole day €20.00/daily meals
Meal transported home €11.00/meal
€11.60/time
€29.00/hour
€11.60/machine load
Personal liability for transport €3/direction
The service may involve transport. The personal liability for transport / direction is the same as for the mobility support services.
€10.45/time
Personal liability for transport €3/direction
Bathing assistance is included in the home care granted to the client as of 1 November 2024. The client fee for the bathing service will be in use for a transitional period until 30 April 2025.
The service may involve transport. The personal liability for transport / direction is the same as for the mobility support services.
Full-time: €23.20/time
Part-time: €17.40/time
Remote group activities: €9.00/time
The duration of full-time rehabilitative daytime activities is more than 4 hours. The duration of part-time rehabilitative daytime activities is 4 hours or less.
The service includes meals served during the service.
The service may involve transport. The personal liability for transport / direction is the same as for the mobility support services.
No client fee is charged to the care recipient (Regional Council, 23 November 2022, Section 137).
The care of the care recipient can be arranged, for example, as 24-hour sheltered housing, institutional services, family care, substitute care for informal care, communal housing, rehabilitative daytime activities or temporary home care.
Depending on the form of service, the client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.
€13.20/day
The care of the recipient can be arranged, for example, as short-term 24-hour sheltered housing or institutional services.
The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.
Personal liability for transport services within the Varha area is the same as the fare for a regular single ticket paid via Föli's contactless payment.
The monthly cap on the personal liability for transport services within the Varha area is the same as the fare for the 30-day season pass for the Föli customer group.
Safety assistance services
Emergency phone rent: €22.00/month
Emergency phone installation: €24.20/time
Safety assistant’s visit: €22.00/time
Smart door monitoring device: €16.50/month
Fire, smoke or carbon monoxide warning devices: €5.50/device/month
Various movement detecting alarms: €11.00/month
The accessories of the safety assistance services will remain available to clients until the new tendered agreement comes into force. Client fees for accessories provided by the safety assistance services will be in use until the new agreement comes into force.
€82.50/time
A safety assistance visit through social and crisis emergency services will be directed to individuals who do not have a safety assistance service granted by the Wellbeing Services County.
Client Fee Guide (pdf)
Attached you will find a pdf version of the entire client fee guide for the Southwest Finland Wellbeing Services County. The client fees are valid from 1.1.2025.