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Home childcare
Selected Organization: Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība
Brief description:
Care at home provides support for the care of a child with disabilities (e.g. food, food preparation, dressing, positioning, body hygiene and care for appearance, medication use), monitoring, self-care capacity development and meaningful leisure.

1. In a nursing home in the form of material support, the aim is to ensure that the basic needs of the child are met, help in carrying out housework and personal care.
Tangible aid of EUR 56,91 per month may be received if the funds at the disposal of the family do not exceed EUR 500,00 for each person living in the household. Payment shall be made to a family-selected care home provider (material support in the account is received by a carer). Family income will be assessed to qualify for the aid.
2. In a nursing home in the form of a service, the aim is to ensure that the basic needs of a child are met, help in carrying out housework and personal care. Care at home is granted without assessing family income, and it is provided by the service provider with which the municipality has entered into a contract, up to 35 hours a week in conformity with the assessment of family needs performed by the Riga Social Service and the plan developed - meeting basic needs, personal care, assistance in the performance of housework. Family income is not valued.
Beneficiaries:
Individual
In order to receive a social service to a person:
1. have declared his main residence in the administrative territory of the municipality of Riga;
2. according to the assessment of the individual needs and resources of a person performed by the social work specialist of Riga Social Service, a social service is required.

In a nursing home, the service shall be supported in the care of a child with disabilities until the date on which the child reaches the age of 20 and meets one of the following criteria:
1. issued an opinion of the State Commission of Health and Health Examiner Doctors (hereinafter - DEATH) regarding the necessity of special care;
2. a statement issued by a family doctor that the child is required to draw up AN opinion OF THE VDEATH regarding the need for special care;
3. a child has a specified disability or an extract from a family doctor or psychiatrist regarding the need to determine the disability has been issued.
Period:
Care at home in the form of a service up to 35 hours a week, in line with the assessment of family needs performed by the Riga Social Service and the developed plan - meeting basic needs, personal care, helping in performing home work.
Process description
Other information
1. solis / Service requests
A social services person or his or her lawful representative shall request from the Social Service of Riga.
In order to receive a social service, a person or his or her lawful representative shall present a personal identification document and submit to the Social Service of Riga:
1. An application specifying the problem and its preferred solution;
2. A statement of the state of health of the family doctor stating the nature (s) of the functional disorders and
signs of acute infection (if any);
3. The opinion of a psychiatrist regarding the psychological health of a child and the special (psychiatric) contraindications for the receipt of a service, if a child with mental disabilities wishes to receive the service.
4. Documents attesting the conformity of the child with the destination group for the receipt of the service (family doctor
an statement that a child is required to draw up AN opinion OF THE VDEATH regarding the need for special care, if one has not been settled, or an extract from a family doctor or psychiatrist regarding the need to determine the disability if the disability has not been settled). Other documents, if any, necessary for the adoption of the decision;
5. Other documents, if they are necessary for taking a decision on the granting of an appropriate social service.

You can call 67105048, 25770080 or 80005055 in the Social Service Territorial Centre.

By mail (the application must be signed manually), by signing with a secure electronic signature, or
also using an e-address.
Payments: View payments
An e-service in authorities home page E-address of the Welfare Department of Riga City Council
On the spot Riga Social Service
Adrese: Baznīcas iela 19/23, Rīga, LV-1010
Tālrunis:
Fakss:
Other contact details: Tālrunis:  25770080; 67105048; 80005055;

Rīgas Sociālā dienesta teritoriālie centri:
LATGALES RAJONA NODAĻĀ
Teritoriālajā centrā „Avoti”
Avotu ielā 31 k-2
Teritoriālajā centrā „Krasts”
Aiviekstes ielā 14
Teritoriālajā centrā „Daugava”
Aglonas ielā 35 k-1
Teritoriālajā centrā „Pļavnieki”
Salnas ielā 2
PĀRDAUGAVAS RAJONA NODAĻĀ
Teritoriālajā centrā „Āgenskalns”
E. Smiļģa ielā 46
Teritoriālajā centrā „Dzirciems”
Baldones ielā 2
Teritoriālajā centrā „Bolderāja”
Mežrozīšu ielā 43
Teritoriālajā centrā „Imanta”
Imantas 8. līnijā 1 k-2
ZIEMEĻU RAJONA NODAĻĀ
Teritoriālajā centrā „Vidzeme”
Vidrižu ielā 1A
Brīvības gatvē 266
Teritoriālajā centrā „Purvciems”
Ieriķu ielā 2B
Pērnavas ielā 1
Teritoriālajā centrā „Ziemeļi”
Hanzas ielā 7
Working hours
By phone
25770080
67105048; 80005055;
2. solis / Pay step
Family income is not valued for home care in the form of a service.
Payments: View payments
3. solis / The step
Following the decision of the Riga Social Service regarding the granting of a social care service in the person's place of residence, the person receives social care services in his or her place of residence. Service providers can be consulted on the home page of the Welfare Department of the Riga City Council on the “Services” section of the section “Social services for children with disabilities and their families” - https://ld.riga.lv/lv/Socialie-services-berns-with-functionality-problems-and-win-gimenem.html.
RD Welfare Department Free Information Phone: 80005055.
Payments: View payments
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