Engelsk Broschyr_Fees for Elderly Care 2016

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I you are 65 years old or older anda resident o the City o Stockholmwith a personal security alarm,home care services, day careactivities, short-term care or living

in a assisted living or in a nursinghome.

Fees for elderly care

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Producion: Blomquis. Phoo: Liselote van der Meijs. Prining: Edia Bobergs. December 2015. Ar.nr. 12808.


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The Ciy of Sockholm charges a fee for service, nursing andassised living wihin elderly care. These fees are governedby he Swedish Social Services Ac and are based on heprice base amoun1. This brochure conains informaion onhe Ciy of Sockholm's fees.

What affects the fee you pay?Just what fee you will pay is based on your income, your housing

costs and what kind of assistance you are granted.

In order to calculate your fee, the City of Stockholm needs infor-mation about your income. The City of Stockholm receives infor-

mation about income paid by the Swedish Pension Authority fromFrskringskassan (the Swedish Social Insurance Agency) andinformation about capital gains from Skatteverket (the Swedish TaxAgency). If you have other income, you must disclose this yourself

on a form you can get from your assistance ofcer or ldre direkt(Elderly direct).

You will never have to pay more than the maximum fee for theassistance you are granted. However, you may pay a lower fee,

depending on your income, housing costs and certain other costs.The maximum fee for each fee group is shown in the table on page 9.

You may also choose not to disclose income data and instead paythe maximum fee in the fee group corresponding to the assistanceyou have been granted.

Your income

Income includes all types of pensions and any income from employ-ment, business, annuities and capital gains. Some tax-free allow-ances and grants also count as income. These include housing

supplements for seniors, special housing supplement and elderlycare support.

Private wealth does not count as income.

If you live with your spouse, your income will be calculated as half

of your total income. If you are living with a partner, your incomewill be calculated separately.

1The price base amount is set by the government and is adjusted every year. The amounts shown in this brochure are

calculated using the current price base amount for 2016 (SEK 44,300).

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Your housing costsYour housing costs consist of rent or a monthly fee if you live in

an apartment. A certain portion of the interest for your home loancounts as housing cost. Any costs for heating your home and forhot water in addition to the rent or fee may be included, but not

the cost of household electricity.

If you live in your own house, you can include in your housing

costs a certain portion of your interest expense, site-lease rent andproperty tax. Heating and operating costs are calculated using the

Swedish Pension Agency's standard amounts.

Housing costs are divided by the number of adults who make up

the household.

Minimum amount, individual supplements and deductionsThe minimum amount is a statutory amount that is intended tocover the normal costs of personal needs, on Konsumentverkets

(the Swedish Consumer Agency's) estimates of reasonable livingcosts.

The minimum amount for a single person is SEK 5,001 per month.For cohabiting spouses and partners, the minimum amount isSEK 4,225 each per month.

If your costs exceed the normal costs for those items that the mini-mum amount is intended to cover, or if you have additional perma-

nent increased living expenses of at least SEK 200 per expense andmonth, you may obtain an individual supplement. An individualsupplement increases your minimum amount and may, therefore,

affect your fee.

If you live permanently in a nursing home, certain consumer itemsare included, and so an individual deduction of SEK 295 is madefrom the minimum amount.

Withheld amount and fee coverageA certain part of your income will be withheld until the fee has

been established. This is called the withheld amount and is thetotal of the minimum amount and your housing costs.

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The withheld amount is deducted from your combined income after

tax and the total is called the fee coverage. It is the fee coveragethat determines what fee you will pay for the assistance you aregranted. If there is no fee coverage, no fee will be charged.

If you are receiving more than one type of assistance, for example

home care services and day care activities which each belong todifferent fee groups, the fee for all of the assistance you receivewill be calculated based on the highest of these groups.

Common fee for certain home care servicesCohabiting spouses and partners pay one common fee for home

care services that benet both in their joint household.

Double housing costsIf you move to a nursing home or assisted living and do notmanage to dispose of your former home, you may include bothhousing costs in the basis for calculating your fee. You may also

apply for reduced rent for a nursing home or assisted living for adisposal period of up to three months if you wholly or partially

lack sufcient nancial capacity to meet double housing costs

yourself. In both of these cases, you must be able to prove thatyou intend to dispose of your former home.

Fee decisionIf you are to receive assistance that is subject to a fee, you will

receive an individual fee decision. You may appeal your fee decision.Contact your district administration if you are not satised withyour fee decision.

If the assistance you are granted change, this may affect your fee.You are obliged to inform the City of Stockholm if your income

or your housing costs change, as this also may affect your fee.

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Calculate your preliminary feeYou can calculae your preliminary feeon he Ciy of Sockholm homepage.

This service can be reached astockholm.se/avgiferaldreomsorgen
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Personal security alarmThe fee for a personal security alarm is SEK 118 permonth and household. However, if you receive homecare services, the personal security alarm fee is included

in the home care services fee.

Home care servicesThe size of the home care services fee depends on your

income and how much help you receive. The fee tableon page 9 shows the maximum fee for each fee group.

Assisted livingThe basic fee for assisted living apartments is SEK 118

per month and household. This cost includes the per-

sonal security alarm included in the apartment. If youreceive home care services, the basic fee is included inthe home care services fee.

Fee for foodThe fee for food in so-called 'oor dining rooms' inassisted living is a maximum of SEK 2,706 per month.The fee in assisted living for full nutrition (tube feed-

ing) is SEK 2,706 per month, half nutrition SEK 676per month and food supplements (nutritional drinks)SEK 271 per month.

Day care activitiesThe size of the fee depends on your income and how

many days per month you take part in day care activi-ties. In addition to the fee for day care activities, you

pay for the meals you have during the day care activi-ties. The fee for food at day care activities is SEK 49

per day.

Fees for home care servicesHere you can read abou he curren fees for home careservices, a personal securiy alarm, day care aciviies and

shor-erm careor people living in an apartment, house orshelter residence/assisted living apartment.

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Short-term careShort-term care is for people who, for various reasons,

need temporary nursing and care in a nursing home.The maximum fee for nursing and care around the clockfor short-term care is SEK 1,772 per month. If you do

not remain in short-term care for a whole month, the feewill be reduced based on the number of days the care

actually lasted. The fee for food in short-term care isa maximum of SEK 89 per day.

Hourly feeThe hourly fee is SEK 204 per hour and will be charged

if your fee decision includes home care services assis-tance up to a maximum of 2 hours per month, if this ismore advantageous for you.

Spouses and partnersCohabiting spouses and partners pay one common fee

for home care services that benet both in their jointhousehold, for example cleaning, laundry and shopping.

Free assistance Respite care at home for up to 16 hours per month for

any person caring for a relative. A fee is charged forrespite care in excess of 16 hours per month.

A companion for specic purposes that are not includedin the regular home care services. This primarily relates

to social or cultural activities.

Housing support for people with mental disabilities.

Participation in activities at open meeting places and

meeting points for elderly people or people with mentaldisabilities.

Fees lower than SEK 50 per month will not becharged.

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Nursing homeThe maximum fee for the care and support offered round

the clock in a nursing home is SEK 1,772 per month.Your individual fee is calculated on your income.For more information, see page 3.

RentIf you live in a nursing home, you pay rent for your

room or apartment. The rent varies depending on theutility value of the residence. You are entitled to applyfor a housing supplement for seniors (BTP) from the

Swedish Pension Authority. Your rent may affect yourcare fee.

Fee for foodThe maximum fee for food is SEK 2,706 per month.

Free assistanceFees lower than SEK 50 per month will not be charged.

If you have a disabilityIf you have a permanent disability and are covered byLSS (the Act concerning Support and Service for Personswith Certain Functional Impairments), you do not have

to pay for nursing and care support. However, you mustpay rent for your residence and a fee for food.

Double housing costsRead more about double housing costs on page 5.

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Nursing home feesHere you can read abou he curren feesor people living in anursing home.

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Fees 2016

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Fee

group

Scope of assistance granted Max. fee

SEK permonth

1Only a personal securiy alarm or basicfaciliies in assised living

118

214.5 hours of home care servicesand/or respie care 1720.5 hoursper monh

406

3510.5 hours of home care servicesand/or respie care 2126.5 hours permonh and/or day care aciviies12 days per week

742

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1125.5 hours of home care servicesand/or respie care 2741.5 hours permonh and/or day care aciviies34 days per week

989

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2640.5 hours of home care servicesand/or respie care 4256.5 hours permonh and/or day care aciviies 5 daysper week

1,366

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4155.5 hours of home care servicesand/or respie care 57 hours or moreper monh and/or day care aciviies67 days per week

1,551

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More han 56 hours of home careservices per monh. Shor-erm careand nursing home wih round-he-clock care

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Elderly Care Adminisraion

ldre direkt (information line)If you have any quesions regarding feesor elderly care, please conacldre direk.Telephone: +46 (0)8-80 65 65E-mail: [email protected]
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