The Community of Madrid has published a practical guide on personal assistants who support people with physical disabilities and a high degree of dependency, enabling them to lead independent lives.
This online guide, which can be downloaded from the website www.madrid.org, provides information on the questions a person with a disability may consider when deciding to receive support from a personal assistant.
Personal assistants provide an extremely important service to people in situations of dependency, helping them lead as autonomous a life as possible, taking their circumstances into account.
This resource contains information on what personal assistance is, which aspects of life it covers, how many hours of assistance can be planned according to the user’s needs, and the criteria used to determine them.
It also includes useful addresses, the necessary procedures, and the steps to follow for training and selecting personal assistants.
An online guide to assisting dependent individuals
The Community of Madrid has published a practical guide on personal assistants who support people with physical disabilities and a high degree of dependency, enabling them to lead independent lives.
This online guide, which can be downloaded from the website www.madrid.org, provides information on the questions a person with a disability may consider when deciding to receive support from a personal assistant.
Personal assistants provide an extremely important service to people in situations of dependency, helping them lead as autonomous a life as possible, taking their circumstances into account.
This resource contains information on what personal assistance is, which aspects of life it covers, how many hours of assistance can be planned according to the user’s needs, and the criteria used to determine them.
It also includes useful addresses, the necessary procedures, and the steps to follow for training and selecting personal assistants.
