From 12 October 2026, the municipal non-profit enterprise of the Lviv Regional Council “Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre “Zhuravno””, located in the settlement of Zhuravno in Stryi district of Lviv region, began providing a new social respite care service for parents or persons acting in their place who care for children with disabilities. This was reported by the Kulykiv settlement council of Lviv district.
The service is funded from the regional budget and provides for temporary care and upbringing of a child with a disability who requires constant support from others, for the period when parents or legal representatives are absent. Its aim is to reduce the physical, psychological and emotional burden on families who have been caring for a child over a long period.
Within the framework of the service, the Centre provides children with disabilities with temporary accommodation, meals, assistance in maintaining personal hygiene and self-care, monitoring of their state of health, organisation of the daily routine and daytime activities. Educational activities are also envisaged, along with support for the child’s development, organisation of leisure and recreation, and support for family ties and other social contacts.
To receive the social service, it is necessary to submit a written application to the administrative services centre or to the structural unit for social protection of the population of the executive body of the village, settlement or city council at the person’s place of residence or stay.
The application must be accompanied by copies of the following documents:
- an identity document of the recipient of the social service;
- a medical report on a child with a disability under 18 years of age;
- a document confirming the authority of the legal representative of the child with a disability (if required);
- the birth certificate or passport of the child with a disability;
- a medical report (conclusion of the medical advisory commission) on the child’s need for constant care from others and/or a certificate confirming the child’s serious illness.
For additional information on the conditions for receiving the service in the Kulykiv community, residents are asked to contact the Social Protection Department of the Kulykiv settlement council using the telephone number indicated by the community.