Governing through personal assistance: a Bulgarian case

Table 1.

CategoryMaximum assistance hoursShare of total assistance hours (%)Everyday care1. Help with feeding, intake of liquids258.32. Help with the preparation of food206.63. Help with shopping – provision of necessary goods206.64. Help with maintaining personal hygiene4013.35. Help with maintaining hygiene in the inhabited premises103.36. Help with the intake of medication, therapeutic manipulations103.37. Help with visiting a physician, therapeutic procedures (hemodialysis, chemotherapy, etc.), hospitalization258.3Social activity and other activities for active social inclusion1. Accompanying to the workplace and back, and assistance with labour activity5016.72. Accompanying to the educational facility/organization for professional qualification and back, and assistance during the educational process5016.73. Other activities for:5016.7 • improving one’s health and psycho-emotional condition;
 • personal improvement, activities at home and outside (participation in contests, competitions, choruses, exhibitions, sports events and similar activities – to be described), volunteering, caring for one’s minor child or adopted childTotal300100