Other means of assistance

Family Care for Home (Pomoč družini za dom)

WHAT

Family care for home is a service which offers professional counselling and support on strengthening family relationships, support on child care and trainings for families to perform its everyday role. You are eligible to this service when social workers asses that you are motivated to cooperate and willing to make the necessary changes and reach the goals set that you set in the treatment.

WHERE

For more information, you can contact the local Centre of Social work – addresses and contacts
Find the nearest Centre of Social Work in the district of your residence.

Care at Home (Pomoč na domu)

WHAT

Care at home is a social-care service for people who live alone and need care and assistance because of old-age, illness or disability. It provides assistance at your home, if you don’t have relatives who would care for you.
Care at Home includes Social home care provided by home care institutions or other providers, and Mobile help, which involves professional treatment at home.
Social home care programme offers one-to-one companionship, personal care, and housekeeping. Mobile assistance program offers professional social, psychological and pedagogical support in form of therapeutic process.
Service providers of Care at home are public social-care institutions. The service is partly covered by the municipality (at least 50 %) and partly by the user.

WHERE

You may file in an application at the local Centre of Social Work – address and contacts (in Slovene).
http://www.mddsz.gov.si/si/delovna_podrocja/sociala/izvajalci/csd/

Social Service (Socialni servis)

WHAT

Social service is a service similar as Care at Home, only it is not a public service, but a payable service.

WHERE

You can find the list of Social Service providers on the link “Seznam zasebnokov in pravnih oseb, ki opravljajo socialnovarstvene storitve na podlagi dovoljenja za delo in so vpisani v register” at
http://www.mddsz.gov.si/si/delovna_podrocja/sociala/izvajalci/dovoljenje_sociala/

Family Assistant (Družinski pomočnik)

WHAT

Family assistant is a person providing assistance and care for a disabled person. This can be a family member or another person who is living at the same address as the disabled person. When you don’t want to be put in institutional care, but you fulfil the criteria for institutional care, you may instead decide for a family assistant who will offer you help in home environment. However, additional criteria needs to be met to be eligible for a family assistant.

WHERE

Get more information at your local Centre of Social Work – address and contacts (in Slovene).
 http://www.mddsz.gov.si/si/delovna_podrocja/sociala/izvajalci/csd/

Medical rehabilitation

WHAT

If you have the basic (compulsory) health insurance and the supplementary health insurance you will receive most of the medical treatment free of charge. That includes medical treatment, rehabilitation treatment, medication and medical equipment.

WHERE

Read more at Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia (Zavod za zdravstveno zavarovanje Slovenije) (in English).
http://www.zzzs.si/indexeng.html

Medical Equipment (Medicinski pripomočki)

WHAT

Medical equipment is available for persons who are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hearing impaired, or have speech disorder. To obtain the medical equipment you should ask your personal physician who will write you a prescription for the required product. A blind dog is also considered a medical aid for which you can ask a prescription at your doctor.

WHERE

For more information ask your general physician or at the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia (Zavod za zdravstveno zavarovanje Slovenije) (in English).
http://www.zzzs.si/indexeng.html  

EU Disability Card (Evropska kartica ugodnosti)

WHAT

EU Disability Card ensures equal access to certain benefits for disabled persons all across Europe. The main areas of benefits are transportation, tourism, culture, sport and leisure. The card will be mutually recognized between EU countries. For now you can use the card in Slovenia, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Italy, Romania, Estonia and Malta. When you visit one of these countries you will be entitled to the same benefits for disabled as the nationals. Later more countries will join.

WHERE

You can apply for the EU Disability Card at the Administrative Unit.

Parking Card

WHAT

All car parks must have special places for drivers with disability. They are marked with yellow lines and wheelchair symbol. You can park there only if you have a Parking Card. You can file an application for the Parkin Card at the Administrative Unit, where you live.
If you have trouble parking in front of your home or job, you can send a request to the municipal service, to mark a parking place for you.

WHERE

At Administrative Unit. List of administrative units (in Slovene).
http://www.upravneenote.gov.si/

Stopping and parking of motor vehicles at spots where parking is not allowed

WHAT

Disabled persons can stop or park motor vehicles at sport where normally parking is not allowed. In this case the motor vehicle must have a valid Parking Card on visible place. You can apply for the Parkin Card at the Administrative Unit, where you live.

WHERE

At Administrative Unit. List of administrative units (in Slovene).
http://www.upravneenote.gov.si/

Priority for non profit housing

WHAT

People with disabilities and families who have a disabled family member have priority by awarding a non-profit apartment.

WHERE

Read more at E-Uprava (in Slovene): https://e-uprava.gov.si/podrocja/nepremicnine-in-okolje/nepremicnine-stavbe/neprofitno-najemno-stanovanje.html

Exemption from tourist tax payment

WHAT

People with disabilities are exempted from paying tourist tax when they present a member card of a disabled organization or any other document by an official authority that confirms the disability.

WHERE

At the tourist accommodation where you pay the tourist tax.