Finances & admin after a stroke in the canton of Ticino
11 support services in the canton of Ticino. 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 Ticino
- By area: Public benefits (3), Financial and debt advice (7), Law & patients' rights (1).
- 9 services with a public service mandate, responsible depending on your municipality: Città di Bellinzona, Città di Locarno, Città di Lugano, Città di Mendrisio, Comune di Chiasso, Comune di Massagno, Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS), Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS) – Prestazioni complementari and 1 more.
- Available for the whole canton: Repubblica e Cantone Ticino, Settore pubblica vigilanza sanitaria (SPVS).
- 11 entries have been checked by hand by Via Communa.
- Most services are located in Bellinzona (5), Chiasso (1), Locarno (1), Lugano (1), Massagno (1).
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Public benefits(3)
- Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS)AHV-Ausgleichskasse (Cassa di compensazione)BellinzonaResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 091 821 91 11Website
- Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS) – Prestazioni complementariErgänzungsleistungen (Prestazioni complementari)BellinzonaResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 091 821 91 11Website
- Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS) – Ufficio AIIV-Stelle (Ufficio AI)BellinzonaResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 091 821 91 11Website
Financial and debt advice(7)
- Città di BellinzonaServizio sociale comunaleBellinzonaResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 058 203 13 20Website
- Città di LocarnoUfficio dell'operatore socialeLocarnoResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 091 756 31 57Website
- Città di LuganoDivisione socialità – Ufficio interventi socialiLuganoResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 058 866 71 11Website
- Città di MendrisioServizi sociali comunaliMendrisioResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 058 688 33 60Website
- Comune di ChiassoUfficio servizi socialiChiassoResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 058 122 48 40Website
- Comune di MassagnoServizi sociali comunaliMassagnoResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 091 960 35 05Website
- Istituto delle assicurazioni sociali (IAS)Sportelli LAPS – prestazioni sociali coordinateTicinoResponsible depending on your townChecked by handCall: 091 821 91 96Website
Law & patients' rights(1)
- Repubblica e Cantone Ticino, Settore pubblica vigilanza sanitaria (SPVS)Risorse utili per i diritti dei pazientiBellinzonaChecked by handCall: 091 814 30 50Website
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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 Ticino too.
- Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen BSV
- Inclusion Handicap
- Inclusion Handicap
- Informationsstelle AHV/IV
- Informationsstelle AHV/IV
- Informationsstelle AHV/IV (ahv-iv.ch)
- KOKES – Konferenz für Kindes- und Erwachsenenschutz
- Ombudsstelle Krankenversicherung
- palliative.ch
- Pro Infirmis
- Pro Infirmis
- Pro Senectute Schweiz
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