What is Short-term Care?

Short-term care means people with disabilities can live for a short time in sheltered housing. A short time means for a few days or a few weeks. At most, they can stay for 6 weeks.
People in short-term care live as a guest in shared accommodation, together with 6 other people.
There is always a carer in the shared accommodation, including at night and at the weekend.

Who is Short-term Care for?

Short-term Care is for:

• people with mental disabilities
• people with physical disabilities
• people with mental and physical disabilities

who are 15 years or older and live in Upper Austria.

Why do I need Short-term Care?

• The person, who cares for you, is ill.
• The person, who cares for you, is on holiday.
• For a short time you need more help, for example after an operation.
• Trial living: You want to try out how you live in sheltered accommodation. And perhaps stay there.

What does Short-term Care cost?

You only have to pay a part of the costs of short-term care.
It depends on how much you earn and how much care allowance you receive.

How can I get a place in Short-term Care?

• Call Volkshilfe lebensART. Our phone number: 0732 / 3405  – 106
• Then you will meet a carer. You will get to know each other.
  You will also talk about the costs and about life in short-term care. And about which care you need.
  The carer will also tell you what you must bring with you for short-term care.

It may be that you will not receive a place in Short-term Care. For example, if you need difficult medical care.