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How long do you have to wait to be admitted to a nursing home?

You can see the average waiting time for nursing homes by country on the Government Council's website (only in Icelandic).

Can I authorize my relatives to manage my fincances?

Can I renew my electronic IDs when I do not have a valid driver's license?

What can I do when I quit working?

What do "Men in sheds" do?

Can I give my relatives or other authorization to pick up my medicine from a pharmacy?

Is it possible to get help with the laundry for older people?

Is it free for older people to go to the swimming pool?

What can be used as an ID instead of a driver's license or passport?

I have only lived in Iceland for part of my life, but I am about to stop working. How can I support myself?

Will I receive a pension from the Social Insurance Administration if I do not live in Iceland?

Do I have to pay tax on my pension when I don't live in the country?

My health is so poor that I have to stop working before the age of 67 - what are my income rights?

Is it possible to divide pension payments between spouses or cohabiting partners after pension payments have started?

Where do I apply for a pension?

Who can apply for a home supplement at the Social Insurance Administration?

When can I apply for a pension?

Can I access information about my rights from pension funds?

Where do I apply for a pension from a pension fund?

Where do I apply for a social insurance pension?

What affects pension from the Social Insurance Administration?

Is everyone entitled to a pension from the Social Insurance Administration?

Is it possible to get half a pension?

Is it possible to use unused personal allowance of the spouse when getting a pension?

Is it possible to postpone getting old age pension?

Is it possible apply for pension from Social Insurance Administration earlier?

When can I start getting a pension from a pension fund?

Can pension rights be divided between spouses or cohabitants?

When can you start taking an additional pension?

Do payments from additional pension savings affect other pension payments?

What happens to additional pension savings on death?

In what ways are additional pension savings paid?

Is it possible to use pension rights earned abroad in this country?

Is it possible to apply for a pension supplement?

What is supplementary social support for older people?

What are care allowances for spouses of pensioners?

What becomes to the old-age pension when the person goes to a nursing home?

Is it possible to apply for household allowance upon the death of a spouse?

How do we approach it to enter into an agreement on the division of pension rights?

Who pays for driving services when I stop driving myself?

Can I apply for services even if I don't have an electronic ID?

My elderly relative is extremely insensitive to his own situation and his safety is being threatened as a result. Where can I go for help?

What services can I get to be able to live at home as long as possible?

What is the difference between home care and home care and who provides which services?

My relative is no longer able to take care of his finances. What needs to be done to be able to help?

What can I do when it is no longer possible to have a spouse/parent at home?

Where can I apply for a driving assessment for driving license renewal?

Where can I get security button with fall detection?

When am I entitled to a driving service?

When am I entitled to home services?

Can I have meals delivered to my home?

How do I apply for home services and is it free?

What is meant by welfare technology?

Can I ask for rehabilitation at home?

In which cases is home care offered?

What assistive devices can I apply for?

What does it take to enter a nursing home?

Can relatives of residents in nursing homes receive psychosocial support at home?

My relative lives in a nursing home and I suspect that an unscrupulous person is misusing their funds - what can I do to prevent this?

I live in a service apartment next to a nursing home - do I have priority access to that home?

My partner is in poor health and has a skills and health assessment. Can I move with him even though I'm fitter?

Which nursing homes offer double rooms?

Who manages the nursing home waiting list - how can I re-apply?

How long do you have to wait to be admitted to a nursing home?

What happens after I submit an application for a skills and health assessment?

What do you need to take with you when moving to a nursing home?

Where do I apply for a nursing home?

How do you pay for stay in a nursing home?

My relative is beginning to be forgetfull. Where can I get a diagnose if he has Alzheimer's?

Where can you access counseling regarding dementia?

Where do I start to get a diagnosis?

How do I apply for a specialized daily training?

How do I apply for Seiglan?

What can I do regarding renewal of drivers licence for a person with dementia?

What needs to be considered regarding a person with dementia and their finances?

Is it possible to get some education regarding dementia and things related to it?

I was recently diagnosed with dementia, what should I do?

Are there active support groups for relatives of people with dementia?

How do I apply for a nursing home for a person with dementia?

What support is available for carers of people with dementia?

What is dementia?

I'm starting to forget, could I have with dementia?

Are there assistive devices for people with dementia?

Is there a cure for dementia?

Is dementia a part of normal aging?

Does diet matter when I have dementia?

Can GPS locators help?

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