Jätkäsaari Supported Living Group provides service housing for residents with severely reduced mobility.
Our supported living group consists of ten accessible rental apartments. There are five transitional apartments in the adjacent block, the residents of which our staff assist during the daytime.
Our supported living group will provide you with help with daily activities that you are unable to manage yourself.
Apart from the help provided by our staff, living in our supported living group is comparable to normal, independent living in a rental apartment. You will pay for all of your personal living expenses, such as rent, groceries, medications and hygiene supplies. Our staff's assistance is provided free of charge.
Contact information
Staff +358 40 828 7618
Supervisor: Eeva Heikkilä, tel. +358 50 541 1305
Supervisor: Sari Kanerva, tel. +358 40 769 7194
Contact information
What is living in Jätkäsaari Supported Living Group like?
All of our apartments and facilities are specifically designed for the needs of people with reduced mobility.
Such needs can occur in situations such as transitions, getting dressed, washing, eating, laundry and apartment upkeep.
Apart from the help provided by our staff, living in our supported living group is comparable to normal, independent living in a rental apartment. You will pay for all of your personal living expenses, such as rent, groceries, medications and hygiene supplies.
Our staff’s assistance is provided free of charge.
For your health care needs, you will use society’s general, normal services. Our staff will help you use services where needed.
Staff
Our staff work in three shifts. You can reach them via our safety phone system around the clock.
Location
The route to the main entrance
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated and it uses movement-guiding surface material.
The main entrance
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a button.
In the facility
- The customer service point is located on floor 2.
- For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
- The facility uses movement-guiding surface material.
- The doors in the facility stand out clearly. The glass doors have contrast markings.
- The facility has an accessible toilet on floor 2.
- There is a second accessible toilet on floor 2.
- There is a third accessible toilet on floor 2.