mmakipaa/shs_descriptions huggingface dataset:
Service id: 7882
Service title: Adaptation coaching
Service headline: Adaptation coaching is an individual or group-form activity with a definite goal, where the result is social rehabilitation, minimising the problems caused by the disability.
Service description: Adaptation coaching is an individual or group-form activity with a definite goal, where the result is social rehabilitation, minimising the problems caused by the disability. The service is intended for a disabled person and his or her close network. In the adaptation coaching course, the participant practises social skills in a focused manner, utilises peer support and aims to mitigate the problems caused by their disability to their everyday life. The individual adaptation coaching may include, for example, sign-language teaching, the practising of image communication, the guidance of mobility skills or housing training. The service is granted on a case-by-case basis and it is based on the resources allocated to it. The services are free of charge for the customers, but expenses may occur due to the journeys.
Service target groups: Disabled
Service prerequisites: The service need is assessed, based on the doctor's statement and statements from other specialists. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service id: 7369
Service title: Assessment and rehabilitation of the elderly
Service name synonyms: senior info
Service headline: During their assessment and rehabilitation, a client receives an evaluation of their cognitive, mental, physical and social capabilities.
Service description: During their assessment and rehabilitation, a client receives an evaluation of their cognitive, mental, physical and social capabilities. A house call is made during this period to assess how well the client can function at home. If necessary, a discharge meeting may be held together with the client and their next of kin, a multi-professional team and home care workers. The main goal is to provide the client with rehabilitation so that they can safely continue to live at home with the help of the necessary support means. New clients can apply for the service by calling the Senior Info advice line. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service link title: Seniorinfo
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/administration/services/service-description?id=5216
Service id: 2963
Service title: Referring the elderly and people under 65 years of age with several illnesses to 24-hour care
Service headline: The customer's need for 24-hour care is assessed by the home care team (treating doctor, personal nurse, social worker and others taking part in the care). 
Service description: The customer's need for 24-hour care is assessed by the home care team (treating doctor, personal nurse, social worker and others taking part in the care). Before assessing the need for a place in a care unit, the representatives from the customer's care team ensure together that all possible measures to support living at home have been carried out. In addition, it must be ensured that all the acute illnesses of the customer have been treated and that diagnoses and treatment for long-term illnesses are correct and that the customer's state of health is stable. If the care team decides to refer the customer to 24-hour care, they must make a presentation of the matter to their SAS work team (SAS = investigation, assessment, placement). One SAS team includes the assessment manager and an assistant chief physician. The care team will compile a written proposition for the SAS team on 24-hour care. The IAP team will assess the necessary level of care and also decide whether they think that the customer has the possibility to continue living at home or at their current care unit with enhanced support measures. The SAS team also has the possibility to refer the customer to further rehabilitation, before making the final decision on the care level. If the SAS team's decision on the care level supports organising a long-term care position, the social worker of the SAP group (investigation, assessment, service guidance) will inform the customer about being in a waiting line for a position, listen to the customer,s expectations for the care unit and explain that the municipality has the final say in how and where the necessary treatment and care is organised.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: After being accepted in the waiting line, the urgency for the need of a care position is assessed in the unit of SAS relocations, and the opening positions are given out to the customers, based on their urgency. When the customer is placed into a care unit, he or she will receive a placement decision. A decision concerning the period of waiting will also be made for the customer. A temporary waiting place must be accepted, if it is offered. The personal nurse, social worker and doctor in charge of the customer's care will be happy to provide further information on the matter and are responsible for the customer's treatment, until the customer has been placed. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service id: 2964
Service title: Seeking 24-hour care from outside the customer's home municipality
Service headline: In addition to your municipality of residence, you can also apply for 24-hour care in other municipalities.
Service description: You can also apply for family care, inpatient care or housing services outside your municipality of residence. You are on an equal footing with other applicants. Apply for the service with the form Hakemus palvelun saamiseksi (hakijan kunta muu kuin Helsinki) ("Application for receiving services (applicant's home municipality other than Helsinki)"). Please send the filled-in form to the following address: Kotikunta-asiat, PL 51777, 00099 Helsingin kaupunki. You can also submit an application by secure email, which uses strong identification. If you have submitted a similar application to another municipality and it is still being processed, Helsinki will not process your new application. However, you may have an application pending in your municipality of residence at the same time. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: The service is intended for people who cannot live independently. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service additional information: Enquiries about home municipality: Mon-Fri 9-10 tel. 09 3102 4644
Service link title: Application for receiving services (applicant's home municipality other than Helsinki) (rtf)
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/static/sote/vava/lomakkeet/303-090_hakemus_palvelun_saamis_kotikuntalaki.rtf
Service link title: Send encrypted email
Service link URL: https://securemail.hel.fi/index.cgi?lang=en&recipient=sosv.kotikunta@hel.fi
Service id: 2965
Service title: Selection criteria concerning the residents of service homes
Service name synonyms: service housing, service home 
Service headline: The applicant can be chosen as a resident in a service home, if supported housing is necessary for social or health related reasons.
Service description: The applicant can be chosen as a resident in a service home, if supported housing is necessary for social or health related reasons. Even though income limitations have been removed from the selection criteria, the total income of the applying household remains a part of the selection criteria, as an equal factor with the applying household's need for residence and their assets (section 4b in the act on Arava restrictions and section 11b in the Act on Interest Subsidy for Rental Housing Loans and Right of Occupancy Housing Loans). In order to ascertain the income, a Taxation Assessment Decision, with the itemisation part, must be enclosed with the application. In Helsinki, the applicant's own permanent apartment is not calculated in his or her assets when selecting the residents. Otherwise, the Arava rental apartment's general assets limits for selecting residents apply. Assets limits are reviewed twice a year, 30 June and 31 December. For more information, visit the Internet pages of the Real Estate Department and the Internet pages of The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) Making an assets assessment If the assets are under €20,000 in the itemisation part of the Taxation Assessment Decision and/or property taxation card: - The Department of Social Services and Health Care does not request an assets review from the applicant and approves the application. The Department of Social Services and Health Care notifies the Housing Division of the Real Estate Department of the selections afterwards (a so called monthly notification). If the taxable assets of the applicant exceed €20,000, based on the itemisation of the Taxation Assessment Decision and/or property taxation card: - The ARA assessment will be delivered to be approved by the Housing Division. As an attachment to the ARA assessment, the Department of Social Services and Health Care delivers an assessment on the current value of the assets.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: The applicant can be selected as a resident into a service home, regardless of the selection criteria's assets limits of residents in regular rental apartments, if the applicant has the need for supported housing, which is particularly necessary due to social or health related reasons. Making a decision requires delivering the service home application and all the necessary attachments to the Housing Division of the Real Estate Department. The need for service housing has to be proven through the appropriate documents, which must state that service housing is essential due to social and health related reasons. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service id: 3247
Service title: Short-term institutional care of the elderly
Service headline: The service is primarily intended for a person over 65 years of age, who requires temporary 24-hour institutional care for the duration of his or her carer's vacation. 
Service description: Short-term care of the elderly is a preventative operation, which maintains and promotes functional abilities in a target-oriented manner. Short-term care supports the well-being and health of senior citizens living at home. In addition, short-term care also supports the resources of carer. The service is applied for from Senior Info. The services are available through Helsinki senior centres and purchased service units. The charge for care and maintenance is 38.80 euros per day. This fee counts towards the payment limit defined in the Customer Fee Act. After reaching the payment limit, a daily charge of €17.90 will be applied to the short-term institutional care. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: The service is primarily intended for a person over 65 years of age, who requires temporary 24-hour institutional care for the duration of his or her carer's vacation. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service link title: Senior Info
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/administration/services/service-description?id=5216
Service id: 4582
Service title: Institutional care
Service name synonyms: Sheltered housing, housing service, housing services, intensive sheltered housing, 24-hour sheltered housing, long-term sheltered housing, long-term 24-hour sheltered housing, 24-hour care, institutional care, long-term institutional care, institutional service, care home for the elderly, home for the elderly, senior centre, service house, care, elderly person, elderly people, senior population, the elderly, senior, senior client
Service headline: We provide 24-hour care and treatment in institutional care units. Institutional care can either be long-term or short-term.
Service description: Long-term institutional care is for you if the 24-hour care you require cannot be provided at your home or as 24-hour service housing. In addition to medical and health care, long-term institutional care includes, for example, meals, medicines, care supplies and services that promote social well-being, such as recreational trips. During the short-term assessment and rehabilitation period, we support, for example, elderly people living at home or those about to be discharged from the hospital. In addition, short-term care can support the resources of people caring for their loved ones. We organise various events and cultural activities in our institutional care units. The staff includes practical nurses, registered nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social instructors and cultural counsellors. We provide short- and long-term institutional care at the senior centres of Kivelä, Koskela and Kustaankartano. We also provide long-term institutional care as an outsourced service. We are gradually moving away from long-term institutional care towards 24-hour care in group homes. Further information about the service is available from Senior Info. The service is subject to a charge. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: The aim is to primarily arrange the necessary care in the client's private home with the help of home care and other non-institutional services. A place in 24-hour care cannot be granted, if the client has not been using varied non-institutional services. In order to define the fees, the client must give information about their income and assets. The service is intended for the elderly and for under 65-year-old people with multiple illnesses. The service is only for the residents of Helsinki.
Service link title: Senior Info
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/administration/services/service-description?id=5216
Service id: 7672
Service title: Long-term 24-hour care and treatment of an elderly person
Service name synonyms: Sheltered housing, housing service, housing services, intensive sheltered housing, 24-hour sheltered housing, long-term sheltered housing, long-term 24-hour sheltered housing, 24-hour care, institutional care, long-term institutional care, institutional service, care home for the elderly, home for the elderly, comprehensive service centre, service house, care, elderly person, elderly people, senior population, the elderly, senior, senior client
Service headline: The service is intended for an elderly person in constant need of 24-hour care and treatment, who cannot cope in their own home despite the services, rehabilitation and/or care arranged at home.
Service description: The service is applied for via the social worker of the social and local work unit of the client's living area. The service need of the person applying for the service is assessed by reviewing their functional abilities and health state as well as the other factors related to the need of 24-hour care. The assessment and decision on long-term 24-hour care is carried out as multidisciplinary cooperation in accordance with the IAS operational model (investigation, assessment, service guidance). Long-term 24-hour care is arranged through either sheltered housing or institutional care. The housing services of the elderly are gradually moving away from institutional care and towards more personal sheltered housing, which fulfils the current requirements better, as the elderly person lives alone in their apartment or in a one or two-person room in a group home. The apartment has a bed, mattress and lighting on behalf of the house. The clients may furnish and decorate their apartments as they wish. The 24-hour care utilises the 'appointed carer' model and supports communal thinking. The goal is that the elderly person can continue their life to the fullest also as a client of long-term 24-hour care. To reach this goal, emphasis is put on promoting the client's freedom of choice and self-determination, by providing ways of participation and securing a safe and dignified life.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: EDELLYTYKSET The aim is to primarily arrange the necessary care in the client's private home with the help of home care and other non-institutional services. A place in 24-hour care cannot be granted, if the client has not been using varied non-institutional services. In order to define the fees, the client must give information about their income and assets. The service is intended for the elderly and for under 65-year-old people with multiple illnesses. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service id: 2933
Service title: Discretionary care and support for informal care families
Service headline: We can arrange discretionary care and support for an informal care family as needed.
Service description: Families of informal care customers can receive discretionary care and support to help them cope with the informal care situation. Discretionary care and support are provided at home or in a unit outside the home. Discretionary care includes part-time care, short-term care, home-help services and day activities. We will decide on discretionary care. If you are interested in discretionary care and support for informal care, please contact your designated worker.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service link title: Senior Info advisory service
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/decision-making/senior-info-advisory-service
Service link title: Activity centres for informal care families
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/health-and-social-services/senior-services/informal-care/activity-centres-for-informal-care-families
Service id: 2935
Service title: Activity centres for informal care families
Service headline: We support older informal care families at the activity centres for informal care.
Service description: We support the well-being, ability to cope and functional ability of older informal caregivers and care receivers at our activity centres for informal care. Social instructors working at the activity centres provide informal care families with guidance, counselling and up-to-date information on services. We also organise coaching courses for new informal caregivers at our activity centres. In addition, you can partake in the Life after informal care (Omaishoitajasta omaiseksi) -coaching that is meant for informal caregivers whose loved one is about to move or has already moved into a care home. There are four activity centres for informal care: - the Southern Activity Centre for Informal Care at the Töölö Senior Centre, - the Eastern Activity Centre for Informal Care at the Myllypuro Senior Centre, - the Northern Activity Centre for Informal Care at the Syystie Senior Centre in Malmi - the Western Activity Centre for Informal Care at the Hopeatie Assisted Living Facility in Pohjois-Haaga. You can participate in the activities of any of the activity centres listed above. You can meet the social counsellors of activity centres for informal care by making an appointment. Schedule a suitable time for yourself by calling a social councellor. The service is free of charge. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: The informal care activity centres serve all informal care families. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service id: 5098
Service title: Informal caregiver's health check-up
Service headline: In the health check-up, we will check the informal caregiver's general health. As a result, you will receive targeted information about your well-being and health.
Service description: If you are an informal caregiver, you are legally entitled to a health check-up. Complete the health check-up in the Omaolo service. If your check-up reveals an increased health risk, you can send the results to your own health station and the staff will contact you. After completing the health check-up, you can also take part in free-of-charge electronic coaching programmes. Do as follows: 1. Complete the health check-up in the Omaolo service at your convenience. 2. Omaolo will give you instructions on how to proceed based on your results. The electronic health check-up is free of charge. If you are unable to use the electronic Omaolo service, please contact your own health station.
Service target groups: Children and Families, Elderly people
Service link title: Electronic health check-up
Service link URL: http://omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus/153
Service link title: Health stations
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/socia-health/health/stations/contact-information/

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: E-service
Errand service name: Complete a health check-up in Omaolo
Errand service target groups: Individuals
Errand service link title: Go to Omaolo
Errand service link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en
Contact channel type: E-services
Contact channel name: Complete a health check-up in Omaolo
Contact channel availability: Open every day around the clock
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en
Service id: 7581
Service title: Care options during the caregiver's statutory leave days
Service headline: Care during the informal caregiver's leave can be arranged at the care receiver's home or a service home.
Service description: 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.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service id: 7624
Service title: Coaching courses for new informal caregivers
Service name synonyms: informal care coaching, coaching for new informal carers
Service headline: In the coaching course for new informal caregivers, you will learn the basics for acting as an informal caregiver and meet people in the same life situation.
Service description: The goal of the coaching course is to support you as an informal caregiver. We will discuss, for example, matters related to the status of an informal caregiver and the collaboration between the City of Helsinki and an informal caregiver. We will also cover the basics of assistance and care work. You will receive information about the support forms for informal care families and matters affecting the well-being of informal caregivers. During the course, you will also get to know other informal caregivers and receive peer support from people in the same situation. The coaching course for new informal caregivers meets five times. The course will be organised either remotely or at the activity centre for informal care. You may keep the material covered during the course for yourself. You can register for the coaching course for new informal caregivers by contacting the activity centre for informal care. You may participate in a course organised by any of the activity centres. After the basic coaching course, you can attend an advanced course comprising three meetings. We provide the courses only in Finnish.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service id: 8852
Service title: Life after informal care -coaching
Service headline: You can receive support from the Life after informal care (Omaishoitajasta omaiseksi) -coaching when your loved one is about to move or has already moved into a care home.
Service description: The purpose of the coaching is to support the caregiver in the new life situation. The coaching is intended for informal caregivers whose loved one is about to move or has moved into a long-term care facility outside their home. In the coaching, we will discuss matters important to the participants, such as feelings, well-being, coping and letting go of the care responsibility. The coaching is a set of five meetings. You can register for the coaching by contacting an activity centre for informal care. The coaching is organised by the City of Helsinki in collaboration with the associations Omaisena edelleen ry and MIELI Mental Health Finland. We organise the coachings in Finnish only.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service id: 8853
Service title: Social guidance at the activity centres for informal care
Service headline: Social instructors support informal care families by, for example, providing information about services and helping them fill in applications.
Service description: The social instructors of the activity centres for informal care are available at the informal care activity centres by appointment. You can book an appointment at your convenience by calling a social instructor. The social instructor will provide you with information on the services offered to informal care families, help filling in the applications and discussion support. You can find the social instructor's contact information and office hours on the website of each activity centre for informal care. We provide this service in Finnish only.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service id: 3249
Service title: Short-term service housing
Service headline: Short-term care supports the functional capacity of elderly people living at home and the resources of the loved ones caring for them.
Service description: We provide short-term care, for example, for the duration of family caregivers' statutory leave. During short-term assessment and rehabilitation periods, we support elderly people living at home and those who have been discharged from the hospital. We provide short-term service housing in our senior centres and service homes, and in private service homes from which we outsource 24-hour service housing. Service housing includes the care and treatment you need, activities that support your functional ability, services related to meals, clothing maintenance, washing and cleaning, as well as services that promote inclusion and social interaction. The service has a daily fee. The fee does not include medicine or treatment equipment. Further information is available from Senior Info. If you already have a designated worker appointed by the city's services for the elderly, you can contact them for advice and guidance. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: The service is primarily intended for a person over 65 years of age, who requires temporary 24-hour institutional care for the duration of their carer's vacation.
Service id: 3468
Service title: Assisted living for people with multiple illnesses
Service headline: Residents live in furnished rooms for 1-2 people, and can also bring their own furniture and items with them.
Service description: Residents live in furnished rooms for 1-2 people, and can also bring their own furniture and items with them. Residence typically lasts for several years. The resident's ability to function physically, mentally and socially is supported with sheltered housing services. The aim for assisted living is to provide safety and stability for the resident. Residents feel accepted, and the services provided are professional and take into consideration the different needs of residents. One of the main goals of the services is to help residents handle everyday matters, such as regular nutrition and rest, taking care of themselves and their health, as well as financial matters, as well as possible. In addition to providing the functional principles and framework, the staff are capable and trained to deal with new challenges. Assisted living also provides activities and recreational opportunities, such as excursions, parties, special day celebrations, visits, gym activities, diverse work activities, reading books and magazines, watching films and following different events. 
Service prerequisites: Those aged under 65 with multiple illnesses, who may have physical or mental disabilities, physical illnesses or a history of substance abuse, for example, and who need support and care in regard to everyday tasks, such as bathing, eating, taking medication, running errands and housekeeping.
Service id: 4661
Service title: 24-hour service housing
Service headline: 24-hour service housing refers to living in a senior centre or service home where care and treatment are available around the clock.
Service description: 24-hour service housing is for you if you need round-the-clock care and treatment due to an illness and decreased functional capacity and cannot live in your home, for example, with the help of home care or other services arranged at home. The apartments are located in our senior centres, group homes and service homes or in private service homes from which we outsource 24-hour service housing. Alternatively, we can provide you with a service voucher, allowing you to purchase 24-hour service housing independently. We want to support you in living a safe, high-quality life that reflects your wishes. Practical nurses and registered nurses will provide your day-to-day care. Your well-being is also supported by, for example, care assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social instructors and cultural counsellors. 24-hour service housing includes the care and treatment you need, activities that support your functional capacity, services related to meals, clothing maintenance, washing and cleaning, as well as services that promote inclusion and social interaction. You pay rent for your apartment and a monthly fee based on your net income. The fee covers the services included in 24-hour service housing. Senior centres and service homes are places where you can live for the rest of your life. Further information is available from Senior Info. If you already have a designated worker appointed by the city's services for the elderly, you can contact them for advice and guidance. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: The aim is to primarily arrange the necessary care in the client's private home with the help of home care and other non-institutional services. A place in 24-hour care cannot be granted if the client has not been using varied non-institutional services. In order to define the fees, the client must provide information concerning their income and assets. The service is intended for the elderly and for those under 65 with multiple illnesses. 
Service link title: Senior Info advisory service
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/decision-making/senior-info-advisory-service
Service link title: Fees for senior services
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/health-and-social-services/data-and-the-rights-of-the-client/fees#fees-for-senior-services
Service link title: Service home application (in Finnish)
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/static/sote/lomakkeet/309-005.rtf
Service id: 9217
Service title: Senior centres
Service headline: Senior centres provide the opportunity to live a diverse and active life in a home-like and safe environment.
Service description: There are differences in the range of services offered in senior centres. Still, our principle is the same: We provide our clients and residents with the tools and ingredients to lead a good and meaningful life. Senior centres offer 24-hour service housing, assessment and rehabilitation periods, day activities and service centre activities. Residents of 24-hour service housing live in senior centres and their associated service homes and group homes. We also provide institutional care as part of 24-hour care. The assessment and rehabilitation periods organised at senior centres support the functional ability of elderly people living at home and the resources of the relatives caring for them. The day activities of the senior centre are intended for elderly people living in their own homes. Service centres, on the other hand, offer, for example, hobby groups, events and social guidance for all pensioners and the unemployed. In addition, services of activity centres for informal care are provided at senior centres. Senior centres employ registered nurses, practical nurses, care assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social instructors. There are ten senior centres in Helsinki. In the senior centres of Kivelä and Koskela, service is also available in Swedish. If you want to know more about the services of senior centres, contact Senior Info or a social instructor of a service centre. 
Service target groups: Elderly people

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: Providing advice
Errand service name: Senior Info advisory service
Errand service target groups: Elderly people
Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Call Senior Info
Contact channel availability: Open Mon-Fri 09-15
Contact channel phone number: +358 9 310 44556
Contact channel call charge: mobile call charge / local network charge

Contact channel type: E-mail
Contact channel name: Send email to Senior Info
Contact channel email address: seniori.info@hel.fi

Contact channel type: E-services
Contact channel name: Encrypted email
Contact channel availability: Open every day around the clock
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en

Contact channel type: Chat
Contact channel name: Sotebotti Hester and chat
Contact channel availability: Open Mon-Wed, Fri 09-15, Thu 09-10, Thu 11:30-15
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en
Service id: 9331
Service title: Group homes in senior centres and service homes
Service headline: A group home is a homelike living environment for those in need of 24-hour care.
Service description: Our group homes, located in senior centres and service homes, serve as safe environments for our residents to live happy and comfortable lives. Residents in our group homes live in studios or two-room apartments, which they can decorate with their personal belongings. Residents also have access to cosy common spaces, such as a kitchen, living room and outdoor garden. Our skilled staff tend to our residents round-the-clock and support their functional capacity and independence. In addition, they make sure that all our residents' special needs are taken care of. Residents are welcome to participate in joint activities organised in the group homes and service centres. Group homes also offer short-term care.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service link title: Contact information for Group homes
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/health-and-social-services/senior-services/24-hour-housing-and-care/group-homes
Service id: 3250
Service title: Activities at service centres
Service headline: Service centres are open meeting places that support living at home, promote well-being and ease experiences of loneliness.
Service description: Service centres are open meeting places that support living at home, promote well-being and ease experiences of loneliness. At service centres you can access the service management and advice service provided by a social care worker, as well as partake in peer support groups, hobbies, and a range of different events, excursions and volunteer activities. At service centres you can meet new people and find new things to do in your everyday life. There are a number of service centres all around Helsinki. You can partake in any service centre's activities, regardless of the area you live in. Come and find out more! Activities and services are free of charge unless otherwise stated. For further information please contact the service centres.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities. The restaurants and cafeterias are open for everyone.
Service link title: Service centres
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/Helsinki/en/socia-health/elderly/recreation/
Service id: 3251
Service title: Digital support at service centres
Service headline: The digital support service at the service centres will help you in using a computer, smart devices and e-services. 
Service description: Digital guidance is provided by volunteers of Enter-association and the service centre staff. You can receive personal guidance on how to use a smartphone or tablet, for example. We offer digital support at almost all our service centres. You can make an appointment for digital support by calling our customer service phone number. The service is free of charge. You need a service centre card to access the service. You can get a card free of charge from the service centres' information desk. Some of the service centres also have computers for clients to use independently. Some computers are connected to a printer, but printing is subject to a fee. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.
Service link title: Fees for senior services
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/health-and-social-services/data-and-the-rights-of-the-client/fees#fees-for-senior-services
Service id: 3253
Service title: Self-care points at service centres
Service headline: At self-care points, you can measure your blood pressure and read health-related guides and brochures.
Service description: At service centre self-care points, you can measure your blood pressure and read guides and brochures related to promoting your health. Some self-care points are equipped with scales. Most of the service centres have a self-care point. You can use the self-care point during the opening hours of the service centre. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.
Service id: 3254
Service title: Libraries at service centres
Service headline: Service centres have service points of the Helsinki City Library and some have their own libraries. 
Service description: You can use your Helmet library card at the library points maintained by the City Library at the service centres of Kontula, Kustaankartano, Roihuvuori, Riistavuori and Myllypuro. The service centres' own library points are located in the service centres of Kinapori and Kamppi. The libraries of the service centres are open to everyone. The service is free of charge.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: The service is intended for pensioners and unemployed people living in Helsinki.
Service id: 3255
Service title: Arts and crafts groups at service centres
Service headline: Arts and crafts groups offer an opportunity to make objects for decoration and practical uses by hand with different materials and techniques. 
Service description: Arts and crafts groups at service centres offer creative activities for everyone interested in crafts. You can work by yourself or take part in guided courses. We can provide the materials for a charge, or you can obtain them yourself according to a list provided by the instructor. Please ask the service centres' information desk about the groups. You need a service centre card to access the service. You can get a card free of charge from the service centres' information desk.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.
Service id: 3256
Service title: Sports groups at service centres
Service headline: Service centres offer versatile physical activities from relaxation to dancing and balance training. 
Service description: All service centres provide opportunities for physical activity. You can participate in various guided exercise groups or visit the gym by yourself. Some of the exercise groups are subject to a charge. You need a service centre card to access the service. You can get a card free of charge from the service centres' information desk. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.
Service id: 3257
Service title: Laundry rooms at service centres
Service headline: You can wash and dry laundry independently in the service centres' laundry rooms.
Service description: Laundry rooms are equipped with a washing machine and a dryer. There are also separate drying rooms for clothes. Doing laundry is subject to a fee. The service centres of Kamppi, Kinapori, Munkkiniemi and Töölö have a laundry room. You can make a booking to use the laundry room at the service centres' information desk. The service centres' laundry rooms are intended for pensioners and unemployed people. You need a service centre card to access the service. You can get a card free of charge from the service centres' information desk. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.
Service link title: Fees for senior services
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/health-and-social-services/data-and-the-rights-of-the-client/fees#fees-for-senior-services
Service id: 3258
Service title: Multicultural activities at service centres
Service headline: Service centres offer the opportunity to participate in multicultural discussion or exercise groups. 
Service description: The service centres have multicultural groups where you can meet new people and learn Finnish. For example, you can choose between discussion, exercise and crafts groups and Finnish language courses. Multicultural activities are offered at several service centres. Please ask the service centres' social instructors about the groups. Let's find the activities that suit you best together! Participation is free of charge. You need a service centre card to access the service. You can get a card free of charge from the service centres' information desk.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.
Service id: 3260
Service title: Memory groups at service centres
Service headline: Memory groups and memory cafés offer the opportunity to meet people in the same situation and get support for your everyday life.
Service description: Service centre memory groups are intended for those who are worried about their memory or have been diagnosed with a memory disorder. We engage in various functional activities in memory groups, have discussions, and reminisce. Memory cafés at service centres are intended for those looking for information on brain health, memory functions and memory disorders. The open memory training groups allow you to practice your memory in good company. The groups are led by trained professionals. We will consider your wishes and needs. Memory groups and memory-related activities are available at almost all our service centres. Please ask the service centres' social instructors about the groups. Let's find suitable activities for you together. Participation is free of charge. You need a service centre card to access the service. You can get a card free of charge from the service centres' information desk.
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.
Service id: 3261
Service title: Service counselling and social guidance at service centres
Service headline: The service centres' social counsellors can provide you with information on our services and the different kinds of support you can seek in various life situations. 
Service description: Come and visit us at the service centre to discuss your situation. Our social counsellors will provide you with information on the services meant for you and guide you in applying for benefits. We will support you in facing everyday challenges. We are very familiar with the service centres' diverse activities, and are happy to provide you with more information. We are also familiar with the City's other services and what associations have to offer. You can meet with a social counsellor when you visit a service centre, or you can book an appointment in advance. You can find the contact information on the pages of the service centres. The service is free of charge. We provide service counselling and social guidance at all our service centres. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.
Service id: 3264
Service title: Saunas at service centres
Service headline: The service centres' saunas are at your disposal if you do not have proper bathing facilities at home. 
Service description: You can access the saunas at the service centres of Kinapori and Töölö. There are separate sauna slots for women and men. Private sauna bookings are not possible. Going to the sauna is subject to a fee. Please bring your own toiletries and towel. Saunas at service centres are intended for pensioners and unemployed people. You need a service centre card to access the service. You can get a card free of charge from the service centres' information desk. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.
Service link title: Fees for senior services
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/health-and-social-services/data-and-the-rights-of-the-client/fees#fees-for-senior-services
Service link title: Töölö Service Centre sauna
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/health-and-social-services/senior-services/service-centres/toolo-service-centre/toolo-service-centre-sauna
Service link title: Kinapori Service Centre sauna
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/en/health-and-social-services/senior-services/service-centres/kinapori-service-centre/kinapori-service-centre-sauna
Service id: 3844
Service title: Gyms at service centres
Service headline: In the service centres' gyms, you can train on your own or take part in instructed groups.
Service description: Our gyms have diverse and safe gym equipment. You will need to bring your own indoor sports shoes or slippers, clothes suitable for exercise and a water bottle. We will instruct you in the use of our gym equipment before you start training independently. Remember to be cautious with the heavy equipment as you exercise at your own risk. Using the gym is free of charge. You need a service centre card to access the service. You can get a card free of charge from the service centres' information desk. Book an appointment for gym equipment instruction by phone. Please enrol in advance also to the instructed groups. All our service centres have gyms. The service centres' gyms are intended for pensioners and unemployed people. 
Service target groups: Elderly people
Service prerequisites: This service is intended for Helsinki residents who are retired or unemployed. You need a valid service centre card in order to participate in the activities.