Overview of institutional services for persons with disabilities (2014) Table 1: Typology of institution TYPE OF SERVICE AGE TYPE OF LEVEL OF SUPPORT PROVIDED TYPICAL FUNDER LENGTH OF ADMISSION AGE OF small group homes with assistance for people with mental health problems residential A.P.E.M.H. Association of parents adult, older people Mental health 24 hour support provided Mixed: mainly national but also donations Mixed, over 2 years 10-50 years en 10
with children with mental health problems (Association des Parents d'Enfants et Services a.s.b.l small group homes with assistance for older people (residential) Older people Older people with mental health 24 hour support provided Mixed: mainly national but also donations mixed, over two years 1-5 years ) 10 Handicapés
for people with intellectual disabilities (in their term housing” - (begleitetes Wohnen) older people depending on residents’ needs private donations Foster, small group homes with assistance for people with mental health problems (Foyer de Yolande Op de woelken adult Mental health 24 hour support, Mixed and private Over 2 years 5-10 years
Sheltered homes for people with intellectual disability (autistic) residential Autisme asbl Child, adult 24-hour support provided, daytime support, variable support provided, depending on the residents’ needs Mixed: mainly national but also donations mixed 10-50 years Sheltered housing for people with mental health problems résidence) residential Résidence « A PULTZ » adult Mental health 24 hour support, Mixed and private over 2 years Over 50 years
à Sheltered housing for people with physical disabilities work, residential de travailleurs handicapés) adult Variable support provided, depending on the residents’ needs ( in the evening, during the weekend, during vacations Mixed, ministry, national health Fund, donations, Over 2 years 10-50 years Sheltered housing for people with physical disabilities residential (la Résidence adult 24 hour support, Mixed, and private over 2 years Over 50 years 100 who
Nico Kremer» Sheltered housing for people with sensory disability residential Adult, older people 24 hour support, Mixed and private Over 2 years More 50 years Small group home, home-type structure with assistance for people with mental disabilities 1-5 24 hour support, Mixed and private over 2 years Over 50 years 100
residential (service dans une maison "Haus am Bierg" Small group home for people with mental health problem (maison residential Haus am Bierg 1-5 adults Mental health 24 hour support, Mixed and private over 2 years Over 50 years lodging services for adult Mental health Variable support, Mixed: mainly mixed, over 2 years 10-50 years )
people with mental health problems (not residential) APEHM depending on the needs national but also donations Housing facility, residential home type (Foyer au "Pavillon) Emile Künsch" Adult Mental health 24 hour support, Mixed and private over 2 years Over 50 years Professional centre for courses leisure activities centre adult, older people Mental health 24 hour support Variable support provided, depending on residents’ needs Mixed, mainly and private donations Over 2 years 10-50 years
people with physical disabilities (residential) evening, during the weekend, during vacations, donations, Sheltered facilities with assistance of a mixed type (service de residential Yolande asbl adult, older people mixed 24 hour support provided variable support provided depending on the residents’ needs Mixed and private Mixed lengths of admission More than 50 years Housing, residential foster home (residential) (structure d’habitation adult 24 hour support, Mixed and private donations Over 2 years 10-50 years using
Fondation Sclérose en Plaques asbl Sheltered housing/ foster home for people with intellectual disabilites solidarity home (foyer de la solidarité ) residential Wuelesser haus 2 APEMH Child, adult people with 24 hour support provided Mixed: (mainly national but also donations) Mixed, over 2 years 10-50 years
Housing, residential foster home (foyer (residential) Foyer Brill adult 24-hour support , Variable support provided, depending on the residents’ needs (Daytime support provided weekend support provided Voluntary/ Mixed, ministry, national health Fund, donations, Over 2 years 10-50 years Sheltered housing, residential foster home, (foyer (residential) Foyer La Cerisaie adult 24-hour support , Voluntary/ Mixed, (ministry, national health Fund, donations, Over 2 years 10-50 years
Foster home (foyer residential Le /er Pietert adult 24-hour support , Voluntary/ Mixed, (ministry, national health Fund, donations, Over 2 years 10-50 years Sheltered housing/ residential / residential foster home Le Domaine Older people 24-hour support Voluntary/ Mixed, (ministry, national health Fund, donations, Over 2 years 10-50 years Sheltered housing /foster home ( foyer de vie) adult Mental health only daytime, variable support provided, depending on the residents’ National National Over 2 years 10-50 years
Non residential De Park needs transition centres after school for children with sensory disability (Maison Relais) Bieschbech Daytime support provided, no night staffing, Voluntary/ Mixed and private Over 2 years 5-10 years Early childhood support services ( daytime support) of a mixed type over 100 Mixed, menat health Daytime support provided, no night staffing, Voluntary/ Mixed and private Over 2 years 10-50 years
Suivi et du jeune enfant et de sa famille (SIPO) and mental health School type structure/ for children with physical disabilities (structure de type scolaire) non residential Schooling centre L'ASBL Schrëtt fir Schrëtt Daytime support provided, no night time staffing Voluntary/for-not-profit All private Over 2 years 10-50 years
Day care (services d’activités de jour ) non residential for people with intellectual disabilities (multiple sclerosis) Fondation Sclérose en Plaques asbl Adult Daytime support provided Voluntary/ Mixed and private donations Over 2 years 10-50 years Day Centre for people with intellectual disability (autistic) non residential (Centre de jour) Fondation Autisme adult, older people Daytime support provided, no night staffing Voluntary/ Mixed, and private Over 2 years, 10-50 years
Day Centre (Service d’accueil de jour) for children of a mixed type Activity center (service d’activités de jour) of a missed type Non residential asbl Mixed health Daytime support provided, no night staffing Voluntary/ Mixed and private Over 2 years Over 50 years Day center, workshops (ateliers protégés) Daily activity services,( service d’activités adult Mental health Daytime support provided, no night staffing Voluntary/ Mixed and private over 2 years Over 50 years
Foyer Eisleker Heem asbl Camping sites for people with intellectual disability (autistic) (Colonies de vacances) (all Fondation Autisme adult, older people Daytime support provided, no night staffing Voluntary/ Mixed, and private Over 2 years, 10-50 years Table 2: data source TITLE/ REFERENCE DATA YEAR OF DATA PERIOD BY THE DATA FOR DATA COLLECTION SCOPE OF DATA SCOPE OF DATA D
older people, etc.) Luxembourg, Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital , (Centre Hospitalier Neuro-Psychiatrique ), 2014, Information brochure De Park, available at: all hyperlinks were accessed on 23 August 2014. , Hospital , (Centre Hospitalier ) 2013 1 January - 31 2013 Own information the association presents an activity report throughout the year. It reports on its activities, provides numbers on people living at i.e. their residences., describes how these people are (men, women, children, adults, older people, etc.) national report Luxembourg, Tricentenaire (2013), Activity report 2012 (Rapport d’activité Tricentenaire centre 2013 1 January - 31 Own information the association national Activity report
telephones of the organisations Overview of community-based services for persons with disabilities (2015) Table 3: community-based services for persons with disabilities Type of service Please provide the name of the type of service in the national language and a translation into English Please indicate if the types of services presented below are Yes/ No Please indicate if this type of service is available in your country Profile of the users age (children, adults or older persons) type of disability (physical disability, intellectual disability, psycho-social disability, deaf or hard of hearing, blind) Explanatory information For each type of service, please provide a short description of: the type and level (i.e. 24 hour, daytime, weekends, etc.) of support the service provides; location of the service (i.e. city, town, rural areas); is eligible for the service Extent to which support is For each type of service, please provide information about the extent to which users control the support provided. Can individuals the service: recruit and manage staff providing support; If data are available, please specify number of services operating in the country and the number of users Please provide a full reference for this data, including information based
given a different name in your country who is typically the provider and funder of services (i.e. national government, local government, municipality, NGO, private company, etc.)? determine the activities for which support is needed; determine how the budget for services and supports is used; choose types of equipment and adaptations to meet their needs? about the period covered by the data. Please indicate, if data is available, if there has been decrease / increase in the last five years Direct payments / personal budgets/individual budget (cash payment enabling service users to employ personal assistants or freely choose using various service providers) Yes Typically used by adults and older persons suffering from blindness, deafness and split spine (spina bifida) Disabled people who had been using personal budgets before the Act of 23 Personal budgets (prestations forfaitaires) for the target group is available across the country is available to all persons with indicated disabilities, based on assessment of needs and the level of dependency. Individual care plan is elaborated. Personal budgets may cover expenses for services up to hours a week (but usually 6 hours a week). They The disabled person may recruit and manage staff providing support. Service provider would be paid from his/her personal budget. During the assessment procedure (realized by CEO), the disabled person is asked to In 2012, altogether 2982 thousand EUR were spent on the Personal budgets for disabled people suffering from blindness, deafness and split spine (spina bifida) .
personal budgets or they wish to benefit from the general Long term care insurance services. Personal assistance (typically purchased through earmarked cash allocations, the purpose of which is to pay for any assistance needed) Only informal assistance Typically used by all age groups of persons with disabilities All types of impairments Informal assistant (aidant informel) is available across the country Service is available to all persons with disabilities, based on assessment of needs and the level of dependency. The expenditures are taken in charge by the Long term care insurance. Informal assistants are selected by the disabled person himself/herself. An agreed sum is sent by the Long term care insurance in advance so as the disabled person would be able to pay informal personal assistants for the agreed services. However, the financial compensation is rated half-price for the No more specific data available. help
informal assistants in order to avoid possible abuse (by family members) and to encourage the provision of a professional care. Residential (usually small scale residential services in the community – such as group homes, protected homes, family type arrangements, etc.) Yes Typically used by all age groups of persons with disabilities All types of impairments Semi-autonomous accommodation (logement for different types of disability. Service is available across the country Service is available to all persons with disabilities, based on assessment of needs and the level of dependency. accommodations vary in structure and provided support according to the different types of disability. For example, Residence Foundation Semi-autonomous accommodation may in some cases offer financial and personal independence for disabled people (see below Promising practice). League HMC encourages the participation of mentally disabled persons in Luxembourgish social life. In 2014, 11 contracted institutions by the Ministry of Family and Integration provided 41 residential services. Capacity: 757places
since a couple of last years. Day care centres (service provided during set periods of the day; includes support, meals and some aspects of personal care, as well as social and cultural activities) Yes Typically used by all age groups of persons with disabilities and their families All types of impairments Service is available across the country.Day care centres (foyers de jour) take care of disabled people during set periods of the day who cannot (due to the level of impairment and/or age) continuously follow vocational training or exercise employment. The aim of the day care centres is the professional and multidisciplinary guidance of the disabled person. Day care centres can provide professional To some extent the disabled person may express their wishes what type of services they would appreciate in Day care centres. However, their wishes are limited by the competence of the staff. In 2014, 11 contracted institutions by the Ministry of Family and Integration provided 16 Day care centres. Capacity: 444 places.
the domestic environment of a family that is not their own) families with children suffering from social, educational, psychological problems as well as children with mental, sensorial and emotional particularities An attorney general or a judge may decide about the placement of the child in „foster care families“ (famille d'accueil) or in special centres. National authority for children (Office national de l’enfance – ONE) cannot decide about the placement of children in foster care families/special centres but can offer help and assistance to parents regarding a voluntary and temporary placement. One foster family cannot take care of more than 4 fostered children at the same time excluding their own children. The parents can also benefit from „outpatient care units“ (services ambulatoires). teenagers are recently placed in special centers in Luxembourg and 134 in abroad. 482 children and teenagers are recently placed in foster care families out of which 175 represent the close relatives to the respective child.
The placement in foster families or centers may be temporary of definitive or offered for daytime and/or Informal support (help provided by another person close to the user - family members, relatives and friends - without any official forms of support) Yes– please see Personal assistance Peer support/counselling (provided by with the counsellor and the client having equal status, and sharing experience and assistance in gaining Yes Typically used by any persons with disabilities All types of impairments Service is available across the country The expenses are taken in charge by the Ministry of Family and Integration Services are provides by NGOs. For example, League HMC (Ligue HMC) organizes a discussion forum “Life Academy” (Académie de la vie) where mentally or In 2012, 54 mentally or cerebrally disabled people participated in 16 workshops within the framework of the Life Academy. professionals
independence and self-confidence) cerebrally disabled people could, twice a month, express their opinion and receive advice through workshops. Workshops take forms of life-long learning training sessions with peers. The principal objective of the Life Academy is to increase the autonomy, and self presentation of mentally or cerebrally disabled people. Circles of support (informal group of people close to the user to whom she/he can turn for support) Yes Typically used by any persons with disabilities and their families All types of impairments Circle of support (Circle de soutien) is available across the country. It may have different forms such as diffusion of information via mailing-lists in order to keep subscribers Disabled people may to some extent express their wishes in terms of topics treated during Info-handicap unites 55 organizations assisting disabled people.
NGOs and foundations as well as particular persons. In some cases the expenses are taken in charge by the Ministry of Family and Integration within the framework of the Action plan on CRPD. Crisis intervention and emergency services (various activities aimed at supporting an individual or a family to overcome a difficult situation, for example,: individual and family counselling, crisis resolution teams (usually rapid support for people living in the community who are experiencing Yes Typically used by families with disabled children National authority for children (Office national de l’enfance – ONE) can assist to families in their search for crisis intervention and emergency services. ONE does not offer it itself but guide the interested families towards appropriate childcare and family providers. The is available across the country. Families can choose the provider. No more specific data available.
a mental health crisis) and emergency foster care where children at risk of neglect or abuse) Befriending (service provided by trained volunteers to help overcome isolation and enable full involvement in the community and social life) Yes Different types of impairments Service is available across the country. Service is usually provided by NGOs (sometimes at their own expense). There are NGOs recruiting volunteers among non-disabled people to accompany persons with disabilities (for example mentally retarded persons) in their leisure activities.For example, there is a contracted NGO called Tricentenaire that proposes in the framework of its activity « 3 2 1 Vakanz » assisted (by professionals and volunteers) journeys Disabled participants may to some extent decide which type of leisure activity they would appreciate. In 2014, NGO Tricentenaire organized assisted (by professionals and volunteers) 18 and 7 excursions..