Service Center (DLZ) Schwachhausen

We advise and support elderly people, people with chronic illnesses, people with disabilities, and their relatives in their local community. To this end, we recruit and place volunteers and support them in their work.

There are a total of 17 service centers in the city of Bremen. These central contact points for elderly people, people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, as well as for volunteer-organized neighborhood support, have existed for more than 40 years.

They are run by welfare organizations and funded by the Senator for Social Affairs. Their mission is to provide independent information and advice to people in need of support and their families. The DLZs collaborate with other organizations to represent the needs of older people, people with disabilities, and people with chronic illnesses.

In addition to providing information and advice, the service centers connect people with volunteers for organized neighborhood assistance. Approximately 3,000 volunteers are involved in neighborhood assistance in Bremen.

The Bremen service centers are operated by welfare associations and funded by the city of Bremen.

Offers

Information and advice

We support you so that you can live independently in your own home for as long as possible. To this end, we provide information and advice in our service centers on all topics related to aging, as well as chronic illnesses and disabilities.

We offer you an overview of support services in the city of Bremen, tailored to your personal needs.

Examples include:

• Neighborhood help and everyday assistance
• Community centers
• outpatient and inpatient care
• Help for people with dementia
• mobile food services and lunch tables
• Home emergency call provider
• Daycare
• Family groups
• and much more …

Organized neighborhood help

There is a service center for every district in Bremen.

In addition to our advisory services, we also arrange volunteer neighborhood support. Our volunteers assist elderly, disabled, and chronically ill people as

• Help with household tasks,
• Support in everyday life (for example, doctor's appointments, shopping and walks)
• Individual care is also available for people with dementia.

You will enter into a service agreement with the service center. This agreement costs €26 for organized neighborhood assistance. Our volunteers also receive a flat-rate compensation of €9.50 per hour from you. People with low incomes can apply for reimbursement of these costs from the Social Services Office.

Everyday assistance

Everyday assistance is a special form of neighborhood support for people with a care level.

The volunteers providing everyday assistance receive regular training from the service centers in accordance with legal requirements. The service fee is €33 per month. In addition, the volunteers receive a flat-rate expense allowance of €9.50 per hour from you.

The costs for everyday assistance can be reimbursed by the long-term care insurance fund. A relief allowance of up to €125 per month is available for this purpose.

Special offers:

• Lunch menu
• Activating home visit
• Meeting center

contact

Service Center (DLZ) Schwachhausen

Catchment area: Bahnhofsvorstadt, Barkhof, Bürgerpark, Bürgerweide, Gete, Schwachhausen
Operator: German Red Cross Bremen District Association

Call us to arrange a consultation appointment.

Please arrange appointments with us by phone in advance – thank you!