Assitive equipment services
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- Assitive equipment services
- Do the following
- Contact information
- Juva social and health station
- Address
- Service hours
- Kangasniemi social and health station
- Address
- Service hours
- Mikkeli social and health centre
- Address
- Service hours
- Mäntyharju social and health station
- Address
- Service hours
- Pieksämäki social and health centre
- Address
- Service hours
- Puumala social and health station
- Address
- Service hours
- Rantasalmi social and health station
- Address
- Service hours
- Background and legislation
Assistive devices and related services are provided free of charge. The services include assessing the need for an assistive device, fitting and loaning the device, instruction on how to use it, and maintenance and repairs.
Do the following
You can get basic assistive devices from the physiotherapy services at your own health and social services center or clinic, or from a regional assistive device unit. Basic assistive devices include mobility aids such as canes and walkers, as well as personal hygiene aids.
Specialized assistive devices are provided by the regional assistive device unit. A recommendation from your healthcare provider is required for these devices. Specialized assistive devices include, for example, powered wheelchairs, environmental control devices, breathing and communication aids, and assistive devices for children.
If needed, a family member or other close person can also collect the assistive device for you. Large assistive devices are delivered to your home by the assistive device unit, and delivery is arranged separately.
Assistive devices can be returned to the nearest health and social services center, clinic, or regional assistive device unit.
Contact information
Select a municipality first. Then choose your preferred contact method.
Select your municipality from the drop-down menu to see the appropriate contact details.
Juva social and health station
The Juva social and health station offers municipal primary health and social care services.
Doctors’ and nurses’ appointment services deal with the monitoring of long-term illnesses and offer support with the self-management of health, as well as short-term health problems and preventive care. Clients’ health problems are solved according to individual needs and with the help of a broad variety of professionals. Physiotherapy services and mental health services are also offered at the health station. The nurses at the health station provide vaccinations to adults.
The social and health station also includes a dental clinic, a child health clinic, and a laboratory.
The social and health station houses the Juva presential rehabilitation department
Address
51900 Juva
Service hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00
Kangasniemi social and health station
At the Kangasniemi Social and Health Centre, there are general practitioner and nurse reception services, substance abuse and mental health reception services, memory nurse reception, and diabetes reception.
Islab’s laboratory services are available at the Kangasniemi Social and Health Centre.
Address
51200 Kangasniemi
Service hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00
Open 24/7.
Mikkeli social and health centre
The Mikkeli social and health centre offers municipal primary health and social care services.
Doctors’ and nurses’ appointment services deal with the monitoring of long-term illnesses and offer support with the self-management of health, as well as short-term health problems and preventive care.
Clients’ health problems are solved according to individual needs and with the help of a broad variety of professionals. Nutrition therapy, podiatry and physiotherapy services as well as mental health services are also available at the centre. The nurses at the centre provide vaccinations to adults.
The social and health station also offers primary health care ward treatment.
The presential rehabilitation department offers treatment to patients in need of short-term ward treatment and hospice patients.
Address
50100 Mikkeli
Service hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00
Mäntyharju social and health station
The Mäntyharju social and health station offers municipal primary health and social care services.
Clients’ health problems are solved according to individual needs and with the help of a broad variety of professionals.
The social and health station includes a dental clinic, a child health clinic, and a laboratory.
The social and health station also offers primary health care ward treatment.
The presential rehabilitation department offers treatment to patients in need of short-term ward treatment and hospice patients.
Address
52700 Mäntyharju
Service hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00
Mon–Fri 07:30–14:00
Pieksämäki social and health centre
At the Pieksämäki social and health centre, clients can access appointment and hospital services, services for families and services for the elderly.
Address
76100 Pieksämäki
Service hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00
Puumala social and health station
Municipal social and health station operating in Puumala.
Address
52200 Puumala
Service hours
Mon 08:00–12:00
Wed 08:00–12:00
Fri 08:00–12:00
Rantasalmi social and health station
The Rantasalmi social and health station offers treatment in non-urgent matters.
Address
58900 Rantasalmi
Service hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–13:00
Background and legislation
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.
