Developmental disability services
Housing services and Merikarvian work center
Merihelmi - Pearl of the sea
Merihelmi is a small group home that was established in May 2020. Merihelmi has two cells, or sections, called Tyyrpuuri and Paapuuri. Each cell has four apartments, a shared living area and cooking facilities. Merihelmi is located right next to MerikarviaIn the city center close to services.
kts. Merihelmi – Satakunta’s well-being area
Wassa dormitory for disabled
Offers Merikarvian provides permanent, safe, supported housing in the city center for clients of disability services who need special support. The Wassa dormitory has six studio apartments for residents and a shared kitchen and living areas.
Residents take care of their daily lives independently, but with support, and make decisions about their own lives. Trained staff are on site to provide support and assistance. Staff is available from 7 am to 21 pm and on weekends from 8 am to 18 pm.
kts. Wassa dormitory – Satakunta welfare area
Merikarvian work center offers opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities and other people with partial work capacity to do work and recreational activities. Subcontracted work includes various assembly and packaging tasks. The activities support physical, mental and social functioning. The work center offers baking, crafts, jogging, swimming and gym activities, as well as study and recreational trips. The staff is the same as in the Wassa dormitory.
Visiting address: Oloneuvoksentie 4 A, Merikarvia
The responsible supervisor of the work center: Päivi Lehtisaari, tel. 044 701 4125 e-mail: paivi.lehtisaari@sata.fi
Job center staff, tel. 044 701 4532 email: tyke.merikarvia@sata.fi
Wassa dormitory staff, tel. 044 701 4122 email: asuntola.wassa@sata.fi
Supervisor responsible for Wassa dormitory and Merihelmi: Mira Salonen tel. 044 701 2662
Open work activities
Open work is a daytime activity arranged “made to measure” for the workplace. The work is tailored to suit the worker and the employer. Open work is not paid work in terms of employment, but rather a daytime activity based on a client relationship with rehabilitation goals.
A casual worker gets: work cooperative of 12€/day, open workplace and tailored tasks, content for everyday life, work coach services, support and guidance for work tasks, trips to the open workplace, insurance for business trips and during the working day.
Work coach
In supported employment, a job coach helps the client find a suitable job and tailors financial support and other employment support services to the client. Supported employment is therefore an employment relationship in which the job coach supports both the employee and the employer. The job coach supports the employer, for example, in finding a suitable employee, tailoring work tasks, employee orientation and applying for subsidies. The amount and quality of job coaching is tailored to each case.
Aittamäki Auli tel. 044 701 6275, auli.aittamaki@sata.fi (preferably Merikarviain the area)
Nurmikko Emilia tel. 044 701 6279