Various advice centres in the district of Northeim advise people with disabilities and care needs, as well as their relatives.
Advice on support in everyday life (long-term care insurance)
Senior Citizens’ and Care Support Centre
The Senior Citizens’ and Care Support Centre Nds. in the district of Northeim is an independent advice centre funded by the state of Lower Saxony.
Here you can receive free and impartial advice on the topic of care.
The advice is aimed at those affected and at relatives of all age groups.
The Senior Citizens’ and Care Support Centre Nds. in the district of Northeim provides advice on:
- Benefit entitlements from long-term care and health insurance
- Relief services for family caregivers
- other social benefits
- Help with submitting applications/filling out forms
- Assessment procedures and objection procedures
- Care organisation
- Financing of support
- Care and support services
- Housing advice
Good to know:
You can use some financial benefits from long-term care insurance on an hourly basis for support in everyday life. These include the relief amount and the combined annual amount.
The advisers will inform you:
- What relief benefits are available?
- What entitlements do I have?
- How do I find a provider for support in everyday life?
Contact: Senior Citizens’ and Care Support Centre Nds. in the district of Northeim
Address:
District administration building
Medenheimer Str. 6/8
37154 Northeim
Telephone:
05551 708-0
Consultation hours at the branch offices take place by prior appointment between 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM:
Bad Gandersheim: Tuesdays / Jobcenter / Alte Gasse 26
Einbeck: Wednesdays / Beverstraße 26A
Uslar: Mondays / District adult education centre / Gerhart-Hauptmann-Str. 10
Opening hours:
Monday and Friday from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and from 2 PM to 4 PM
and by appointment; home visits are possible
Accessibility information: wheelchair accessible
Lift available: yes
Care advice for privately insured persons
compass care advice provides independent, free and confidential advice for privately insured persons.
Telephone:
0800 1018800
Advice on assistance benefits
EUTB - Supplementary independent participation advice
The “Supplementary independent participation advice” (EUTB) is there for all enquiries from people with disabilities or people at risk of disability.
The EUTB also advises relatives. The EUTB sees itself as a guide and referral platform – also to other advice services.
The EUTB advises on all questions relating to participation and rehabilitation.
The advisers at EUTB Northeim encourage people with disabilities to develop goals and plans for their lives. Self-determination and ability to act are strengthened.
For example: assistance, training and work, accessible housing, financial matters, aids, day-care centre and school, personal budget, social benefits, severe disability and housing.
Good to know – this is how the EUTB provides advice:
- Before applying for benefits
- On an equal footing, so that you can decide independently
- Independent of providers that pay for or deliver benefits
- As a supplement to advice from other offices
- Providing advice and guidance
- According to your individual needs
- Advice by qualified people affected (peer counselling. Peer counselling means: counselling of people with disabilities by people with disabilities.)
- Free of charge
Contact: EUTB Northeim
Address:
Wallstr. 8
37154 Northeim
Telephone:
05551 9962634
Advisers:
Nicole Romanus, Annika Kaiser and Susanne Grebe-Deppe
Opening hours
Monday and Tuesday from 9 AM to 1 PM
Wednesday from 2 PM to 5 PM
Thursday from 2 PM to 6 PM
Further appointments possible by arrangement.
Accessibility information: Wheelchair accessible; low-barrier toilet, sign language interpreting possible; easy language
Parking: Free parking in front of the door for one hour.
Integration assistance at the district of Northeim
As a rehabilitation provider and implementing body, integration assistance in the district of Northeim advises people with disabilities and their relatives.
“The task of integration assistance is to enable eligible persons to lead an individual life that corresponds to human dignity, and to promote full, effective and equal participation in life in society.” (Section 90 SGB IX)
Integration assistance supports with:
- Determining a disability (within the meaning of SGB IX)
- Benefits for social participation (for example, assistance benefits)
- Benefits for participation in working life (e.g. workshop for people with disabilities)
- Benefits for medical rehabilitation
- Benefits for participation in education (for example, school support/school assistance)
Assistance benefits must be applied for. You can apply for assistance benefits through integration assistance. You can call or write a letter or an email.
Contact integration assistance
Address:
District administration building
Medenheimer Str. 6/8
37154 Northeim
Telephone:
05551 708 81336
Head:
Mr Thomas Keufner
Room 427 / 4th floor
Opening hours
Monday and Friday from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and from 2 PM to 4 PM
Appointments are also possible outside these service hours.
Parking: In the district administration building car park U1. Or in the public City Center car park, Medenheimer Straße in Northeim
Accessibility information: wheelchair accessible
Lift available: yes
Advice via rehabilitation providers
All rehabilitation providers have the task of advising you on questions of rehabilitation and participation. If you submit an application for assistance benefits, the rehabilitation providers clarify among themselves: who is responsible?
For example: If you submit an application for assistance in working life, the Federal Employment Agency may be responsible. Or the pension insurance. Or the Integration Office. All providers can advise you. The providers clarify responsibility.
Good to know:
You can submit your application for assistance benefits to one of the rehabilitation providers. The rehabilitation providers are responsible for forwarding your application to the right office.
Rehabilitation providers are:
- Federal Employment Agency
- Statutory health insurance
- Statutory pension insurance
- Statutory accident insurance
- Providers of integration assistance
- Providers of public youth welfare
- Providers of social compensation for health damage
- (Integration and Inclusion Offices)
Advice centres:
Other advice centre in the district of Northeim
AWO District Association Göttingen – Northeim e.V.
Volunteer Agency for the district of Northeim
Entenmarkt 3
37154 Northeim
Telephone:
05551 989709
Mobile:
0176 23993093
Consultation hours:
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and by arrangement in the afternoons
Opening hours
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and by arrangement in the afternoons
Parking: available
Accessibility information: currently not wheelchair accessible
Lift available: no