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The City of Oulu strives to support elderly residents so
that they can live happy and healthy lives at home for as
long as possible.
The City provides various exercise, group and stimulating
activities for elderly residents. For more information on
available exercise groups, please contact the exercise
coordinator, tel. 044 703 5143. For more information on
stimulating activities and discussion groups for the elderly,
please telephone 044 703 4981 or 044 703 5269.
Advice services
The Aino helpline answers calls and e-mail enquiries on
City-provided, private and third-sector services for the
elderly.
Aino helpline, tel. 044 703 4973 (the helpline is
normally open from 9 am to 3 pm), aino(at)ouka.fi.
If you feel that your memory, or that of a relative or
friend, is getting worse and you need information, advice
and guidance, please contact a memory counsellor. Memory
advice helpline, tel. 044 703 4988.
Home care
The Regional Elderly Care service unit provides home care
services, social work, day activities and sheltered housing
for the elderly. Home care refers to home help as well as
other supportive services (meals, security, cleaning,
errands, bathing/hygiene, transportation and escort) and
home nursing.
Home care is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
The clients pay a fee for the services they use. The fees of
regular recipients of services are based on family size and
gross income.
When the need for home care arises, the aim is to make a
visit to the home of the client to assess the services they
require within a maximum of two days. When the client is
discharged from the hospital, the target is to arrange home
care within 24 hours.
If a chronically ill or severely disabled person is cared
for at home, the caregiver can receive informal care
allowance under certain conditions. The most crucial
criteria for granting allowance to family caregivers is the
binding and demanding nature of care. The informal allowance
is counted as taxable income for the recipient, and pension
is accrued.
For more information, please call the Aino helpline on
044 703 4973 (in general, the helpline is open weekdays from
9 am to 3 pm).
Hospital and institutional care
Institutional care refers to both short-term care in Oulu
City Hospital (OCH) and care in long-term institutions.
Oulu City Hospital offers short-term further treatment
and rehabilitation mostly to patients coming from Oulu
University Hospital. OCH also provides acute treatment
within primary healthcare to patients arriving from the
regional emergency rooms in the Oulu area.
The hospital has
been built especially for geriatric patients. OCH has six
wards working in geriatrics and internal medicine,
rehabilitation, emergency services and terminal (hospice)
care. In addition, it also has a ward for mentally ill
patients with behavioural disorders.
Oulu City Hospital (OCH)
Kiviharjuntie 5
Postal address: P.O. Box 8, 90015 City of Oulu
Tel. 08 558 45600 (info)
The institutions providing long-term care are
Hiirosenkoti, Tuirankartano, Intiön hoivakoti and
Lassintalon hoiva. Patients for long-term institutional care
are selected by the SAS group (SAS=acronym of the Finnish
words meaning charting-evaluation-placement), which
comprises a nurse and a geriatrician.
Oulu SAS Centre
Visiting address: Oulu City Hospital,
Kiviharjuntie 5, 4th floor
Postal address: P.O. Box 8, 90015 City of Oulu
Tel. 044 703 5078 or 044 703 5090
Services for elderly
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