Assistive device services
- Service
- 14 municipalities
- Public service
If you are in need of an assistive technology tool, contact the physiotherapy or rehabilitation office or assistive centre of a Well-being Services County of Ostrobothnia health station.
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Assistive devices may be provided to a person who has a medically diagnosed functional impairment due to illness, injury, or developmental delay. If you feel you need an assistive device, please contact an assistive device service center within Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia . When borrowing an assistive device, the user or their representative must provide the user’s personal information.
Background information
In order to obtain an assistive device for medical rehabilitation, the need for the device must first be determined by an expert in the field. Depending on the case, this expert may be a doctor, physiotherapist, occupational therapist or assistant physiotherapist. Assistive devices include wheelchairs, walking sticks, shower seats and devices that support their user’s vision, hearing and communication.
Assistive devices can be borrowed for a short period without an expert’s statement. Assistive devices that can be borrowed free of charge from public health care services include crutches, walking sticks, raised toilet seats, bed raisers, wheelchairs and walking frames.