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Stroke Compass

Finances & admin after a stroke in the canton of Bern

39 support services in the canton of Bern. All with a phone number, many with a website.

A stroke also throws finances into disarray: loss of income, costs for care and aids, questions about pensions. The most important contacts are public: the disability insurance office for pensions, aids and vocational reintegration, the old-age insurance compensation office, supplementary benefits and the helplessness allowance.

Register early with disability insurance – benefits are paid at the earliest six months after registration. In many cantons the social insurance institution runs all these branches under one roof, and the municipal branch offices help with the forms.

For powers of attorney, advance directives, guardianship and disputes with insurers there are the child and adult protection authority, patient organisations and independent legal advice. Social services and Pro Infirmis advise free of charge on budgets and debts.

Numbers and names in the canton of Bern

  • By area: Public benefits (15), Financial and debt advice (7), Adult protection & court (12), Law & patients' rights (5).
  • 26 services with a public service mandate, responsible depending on your municipality: AHV-Zweigstelle Bern-Ostermundigen, AHV-Zweigstelle Biel/Bienne–Evilard, AHV-Zweigstelle Bödeli, AHV-Zweigstelle Burgdorf, AHV-Zweigstelle Köniz, AHV-Zweigstelle Langenthal, AHV-Zweigstelle Lyss, AHV-Zweigstelle Münsingen and 18 more.
  • Available for the whole canton: Bernische Ombudsstelle für Alters-, Betreuungs- und Heimfragen, Caritas Bern, Inclusion Handicap, Ombudsstelle für das Spitalwesen des Kantons Bern.
  • 39 entries have been checked by hand by Via Communa.
  • Most services are located in Bern (11), Thun (4), Biel/Bienne (3), Burgdorf (2), Langenthal (2).

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Public benefits(15)

Financial and debt advice(7)

Adult protection & court(12)

Law & patients' rights(5)

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Available throughout Switzerland

These services can be reached from anywhere in the country, by phone or online – in the canton of Bern too.

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