Family advice

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18 January 2019 at 08:15

in the council chamber, Strandgata 6

Meeting 379

Present at the meeting

  • Valdimar Víðisson Chairman
  • Helga Ingólfsdóttir Vice-chairman
  • Godbjörg Oddný Jónasdóttir main person
  • Árni Rúnar Þorvaldsson main person
  • Árni Stefán Guðjónsson Audience representative
  • Hulda Sólveig Jóhannsdóttir Audience representative
  • Sigurður Þórður Ragnarsson main person

Rannveig Einarsdóttir, Head of Department, also attended the meeting.

Secretary

  • Kristrún Hafsteinsdóttir Secretary of the Family Council

Rannveig Einarsdóttir, Head of Department, also attended the meeting.

  1. General presentations

    • 1806356 – Increased provision for people with dementia

      In August 2018, the Hafnarfjörður Family Council expressed its concern about long waiting lists for day care for people with dementia. It was decided to establish a working group with the sole task of finding premises in Hafnarfjörður for a day care service. The working group submitted its findings last November. It was decided to lease a space in Drafnarhúsið. Drafnarhúsið already runs a day care service for people with dementia, and this new space would therefore be an addition to that activity. This new space would accommodate 10 to 12 individuals. In the capital region, 163 people are on the waiting list for a day service, and 26 of them are waiting specifically for Drafnarhúsið. With this new space, we would have shortened the waiting list at Drafnarhús by almost half. In November, a letter was sent to the Ministry of Health informing them that the City of Hafnarfjörður was ready with a space for day care for 10–12 individuals and requesting the funding that the state is responsible for paying. In December, a response was received from the ministry, in which the request was rejected.
      Local authorities are not obliged to provide accommodation, but in light of the problem, the City of Hafnarfjörður decided to begin the work of finding premises so that it could accommodate those on the waiting list.
      The Family Council regrets this decision by the ministry and calls for it to be reconsidered.

    • 1704017 – The elderly, health promotion

      The Family Council celebrates the success achieved in this project and emphasises the continued support for the health promotion of older people.

    • 0701055 – Social rental flats

      The Director of Operations has been tasked with exploring the possibility of leasing flats to shorten the waiting list for the social housing scheme. Work will continue on increasing the number of homes in the system through property purchases, and the 2019 budget provides for 500 million for the sector.

    • 1901216 – Matters concerning foreign residents

      The Director has been tasked with preparing a job description for the Project Manager for Immigration Affairs.

    • 1503172 – Tourism for people with disabilities

      Postponed.

    • 18129575 – Supported employment

      Submitted.

    • 1901204 – Grants 2019

      Submitted.

    • 1811191 – Perspective of the Advisory Centre, grant application

      The Family Council approves a grant of 500,000 króna to Sjónarhól.

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