Disability services

Gubbe visits provide meaningful assistance to adults with disabilities or those needing help due to disability. Everyone deserves to participate equally—our goal at Gubbe is to offer the most active and happy life possible—regardless of age!

The assistant is so lovely, she is the best thing that has happened to me in a long time!! So precise in everything and I wait every time for him to come.

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Get started in 3 easy steps

  • Step 1: Needs assessment

    We discuss your needs and wishes, creating a personalised service plan tailored to you or your loved one. We also book an Introduction visit.

  • Step 2: Helper matching

    We carefully select a compatible Gubbe helper based on personality, interests and needed support.

  • Step 3: Introduction visit

    Getting to meet the dedicated assistant, and together plan meaningful activities for future visits. Both the client and the family member can be present.

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Meaningful assistance to adults with disabilities or those needing help due to disability.

You may be born with a disability or it may develop later as a result of illness or accident. Gubbe visits provide meaningful assistance to adults with disabilities or those needing help due to disability. Everyone deserves to participate equally—our goal at Gubbe is to offer the most active and happy life possible—regardless of age!

If you have a long-term disability or illness that requires everyday assistance, please contact your local health centre's disability services. You may be entitled to disability services under the disability services law in addition to other social and healthcare services if:

  • Your functional ability has been impaired for a long time or permanently due to physical, mental, cognitive, social or sensory limitations
  • A disability or illness limits your opportunity to participate in society equally with others
  • You cannot manage independently in everyday life or need disability services to ensure inclusion and equality

Our Gubbe assistants are familiarised with working with disabled people and with various assistive devices, sensory impairments and accessibility. Gubbe visits are tailored to suit each individual, and the client's personal wishes are paramount in planning the content of visits.

Service voucher eligibility

Did you know that our service are eligible for service vouchers in accordance with the disability services law? Our service can be paid for with a personal assistance service voucher from several wellness area regions.

FAQ

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Disability services

How are Gubbe assistants introduced to dealing with people with disabilities?

Our Gubbe assistants are trained in dealing with people with disabilities, including various aids, sensory impairments and accessibility. Gubbe visits are tailored to suit everyone and when designing the content of the visits, the customer's personal wishes play a major role.

In which welfare areas does Gubbe provide service voucher services in accordance with the Disability Services Act?

Service voucher services

Our services can be paid for, among other things, in these welfare areas by means of a personal assistance service voucher:

  • Länsi-Uusimaa
  • Itä-Uusimaa
  • Pirkanmaa
  • Kanta-Häme
  • Northern Carelia
  • Northern Savonia
  • Helsinki
  • Kymenlaakso

The supported service voucher areas are constantly updated. Check the most current service voucher situation in your area at the service voucher systems parastapalvelua.fi or palse.fi or contact our customer service: 044 7246 007 or asiakaspalvelu@gubbe.com

What is the impact of the Gubbe service?

Gubbe's service has a proven positive impact on quality of life: Gubbe visits significantly reduce the feeling of loneliness. Visits increase the amount of outdoor activities and the level of physical activity. Positive developments also occurred in the performance of habitual activities, in the experience of ailments and symptoms, and in mood.

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