Support for family caregivers

It's not always easy to find your way through the options and rules in Health, support and participation. Perhaps you are not sure where to turn. Or maybe you run into problems while asking for help. You can get free help from independent client support, also as a family caregiver.

More information can be found at Independent client support.

Family caregivers are indispensable in providing Health for their loved ones. That Health is often seen as something you 'just' do for the other person, but it is not that 'just'. Being a caregiver is often tough and the municipality greatly appreciates the Health they provide. In addition to support, the Municipality of Voorne aan Zee offers informal caregivers a token of appreciation. This appreciation, the volunteer care appreciation, is an annual amount of € 100, - which they can freely spend. For example, to do something fun or to buy something for themselves.

Do I qualify for the informal care appreciation?

You qualify for the informal care appreciation if you provide informal care for at least 3 months 8 hours per week and the person in need of care is registered in Voorne aan Zee.

Where can I go for informal care appreciation?

As a family caregiver, you can apply for a family care appreciation from the MEE foundation. The application form can be found on the MEE website. You can also call or send an e-mail to receive an application form by mail.

The municipality has several schemes to make Health easier for your loved one. Such as an informal care home, an urgency scheme, volunteer insurance or group health insurance.

Mantel care home

A family care home is a dwelling on the grounds of your own home. This home allows the person for whom you care to live. If you have room for it, you can put a home for informal care in your backyard.

More information can be found at Mantel Care Home.

Urgency scheme

To provide informal care, it is sometimes desirable to live near each other. As a family caregiver, you may be able to get priority for that move. The same applies if the person you care for wants to move. With urgency, you get priority in getting social housing. This allows you to move closer to the person you care for more quickly.

More information can be found at Social rental housing, urgency declaration.

Volunteer Insurance

With volunteer insurance, you are insured against accidents during your work as a caregiver. Your personal property is also covered by this insurance. You do not have to apply for this insurance. You are automatically co-insured. Through the website of Centraal Beheer | Claims you can report damage.

Collective health insurance

Your work as a caregiver may affect your job. Perhaps your income has decreased. If you have a low income, you may be able to take advantage of group health insurance.

More information can be found at Collective health insurance (Municipal Policy)

A family caregiver also needs time for themselves. A specially trained volunteer can then take over the informal care for a while. In this way, the caregiver can do something for himself.

More information can be found on the MEEmantelzorg website. 

Do you sometimes find the role of informal caregiver difficult? And would you like advice, tips or to talk to other caregivers? There are several possibilities.

Group meetings, courses and workshops

Stichting Mee and Stichting Bureau Ouderen organize various activities for family caregivers. You can also contact them for personal help and advice.

More information can be found on the websites of MEE and SBO Hellevoetsluis.

Mantel Care Salon

Do you just want to relax or share experiences with other informal caregivers? Then drop in at the Mantelzorgsalon of SBO Hellevoetsluis. The Mantelzorgsalon is held once a month in the community room Ons Midden in Hellevoetsluis.

Alzheimer's Café

The Alzheimer Nederland Foundation provides a place for people with dementia, their partners, family members and friends to meet. Here you talk to each other about the things you are experiencing, exchange information about dementia and discuss options for help. All in a friendly atmosphere, just like in a regular café.

The Alzheimer Café organizes themed meetings every first Monday evening of the month from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Hart van Hellevoet at de Eik 68 in Hellevoetsluis. There are no meetings in July and August. (At this time the Alzheimer Café is only in Hellevoetsluis)

More information can be found on the Alzheimer's website.

Good to see you, against loneliness

Fijn je te zien helps residents of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee become happier, healthier and more vital. Through Fijn je te zien, you can participate, meet each other and do something for each other. The website fijnjetezien.nl lists all the activities. Also follow Fijn je te zien's Facebook page to keep up to date with all the news and activities.

Informal care is not always easy. The MEE Plus Foundation offers a listening ear. So you can keep caring longer and better. You can also come here with practical questions about laws and regulations and money matters.

More information can be found on the MEE Plus website.

Aunt Joy Foundation

Aunt Joy Foundation is committed to helping young family caregivers. A young family caregiver is a child under the age of 18 growing up with an ill parent, brother or sister. Think: psychiatry, addiction, mentally disabled and/or physically ill. The foundation organizes sleepover weekends and fundraisers. More information can be found on the Aunt Joy Foundation website.

SBO

Some chores and tasks as a family caregiver take up quite a lot of your time, which you may prefer to spend in other ways. In order to relieve you of this burden, you can call on various forms of practical support from the SBO. Think of meal service, handyman service, financial and administrative support, transportation or the courier service.

More information can be found on the website of SBO Hellevoetsluis | Practical Support.

Dementienl, Platform of Alzheimer Nederland

Are you caring for someone with dementia and looking for information, tips and experiences from other family caregivers?

For more information, visit the dementia.nl website.

MantelzorgNL

Mantelzorgnl is a national association that stands up for everyone who cares for a loved one. Anyone who selflessly cares for a loved one can contact MantelzorgNL for information, advice and a listening ear.

More information can be found on the MantelzorgNL website.

Work & Informal Care

1 in 4 employees combine work with informal care responsibilities. Start discussing this hot topic in the workplace. Prevent decreased productivity, sick leave and absenteeism. Are you an employer and want to better support employees who are also caregivers?

More information can be found on the Werk & Mantelzorg website.