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Social and health care services constitute the core of
well-being in Oulu.
Daycare
In 2008, the City provided daycare for a total of 5,783
children.
| Daycare provided by the City |
Number of children
in care |
| The City’s own daycare centres: 70 |
5,332 |
| Family daycare, 149 childminders |
451 |
| Total |
5,783 |
Open playgroups: 574 children
Statutory daycare support (31 Dec 2008):
* Home-care supported families 1,761
* Private day-care supported children 896
Elderly care
91 percent of over-75-year-olds in Oulu live at home. 3.3
percent of over-75-year-olds are covered by 24-hour service
housing. In 2008, 1,766 regular customers were in home care
(home care services and home nursing). In 2008, the total
number of service home places was 284, of which 34 were the
city's own.
Hiirosenkoti, Lassintalon hoiva, Tuirankartano and Intiön
hoiva are responsible for the long-term care of Oulu
residents. There are 443 places in long-term care, and an
additional 42 places were purchased in 2008.
Oulu City Hospital implements the so-called Oulu model,
which means that short-term geriatric hospital care is
diversified from long-term nursing. The hospital has a total
of 170 beds.
In 2008, the total number of hospital days in the City’s
own hospitals came to 233,714.
Health
The City has been divided into eight health care
districts. Each district has its own health care centre, and
every resident has been assigned a family doctor. There are
also 11 well-baby clinics, and a nurse/doctor working at 47
schools.
Oral health care has also been divided into eight
districts. There is also a large specialised oral and dental
care and teaching unit. The total number of dental care
stations is 17.
Mental health and social services
The city produces mental health services for the needs of
specialised psychiatric care (community care and
institutional care). The city is responsible for outpatient
psychiatric care for children and adolescents, parenting and
family counselling as well as substance abuse services.
Institutional psychiatric care for children and adolescents
is purchased from the Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital
District.
All social services aimed at adults and families as well
as income support matters are handled by one social welfare
office. There are three regional child welfare offices
looking after child welfare. Housing services and daytime
activities for seniors are provided in a centralised manner.
Economic and debt counselling services, the services of
patient and social welfare ombudsman and on-call social
services outside office hours are arranged regionally.
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