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Advice on care and support

Official name: Prepare your own FSW care and support advice

This is about care and support for yourself. Care means: other people help you in daily life. You prepare a first advice talk with FSW.

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Steps
6 key steps, up to 13 depending on your situation
For you
5 short questions, then you see your steps
Main office
FSW
Costs
none named in the sources
Online
possible for 1 of 13 steps
What applies to you?How it worksFrequently asked questionsSourcesSimilar plans

How it works

These are the key steps, in the right order. Answer the short questions; then you see exactly what applies to you and what is added.

  1. 1Check if you need FSW adviceFSW is the Fonds Soziales Wien. It gives advice on care and support. Care allowance (Pflegegeld) is a different route; your insurer is responsible for it.Key step
    Why?
    This way you know which office you need for what. FSW clarifies which services fit you.
    What you do
    Here you only organise the talk. You do not enter diagnoses, care levels or income here.
    Where?
    FSWDirectly with the named service
    In detail

    Distinguish FSW advice from care allowance and medical decision

    This organises your non-acute advice contact. FSW professionally clarifies suitable services; care allowance with insurer is another route. No diagnoses, care levels, income or needs decision in navigator.

    SourceFSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt
    FSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt

    Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

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  2. 2Write down your care questionsHere you note your questions. For example about help at home, day care or living with care. Day care means: you are looked after during the day.Key step
    Why?
    Prepared questions make the talk easier. FSW then discusses your needs with you.
    What you do
    Write down your questions and have any existing reference number ready. Before the first call you do not need a fixed list of medical reports or IDs.
    Where?
    FSWDirectly with the named service

    What you need

    • Your private questions and existing contact reference
      Document explained

      Optional conversation aid; agree actually needed later evidence with FSW.

      Requirement
      Optional / if available
      Submission format
      Copy
      Translation
      No specific rule recorded; clarify foreign-language records with the service.
      Authentication
      No specific rule recorded; clarify need before obtaining records.
      Recency
      No fixed age limit recorded; clarify currency with the service.
      SourceFSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt
      FSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt

      Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

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    In detail

    Privately organise your service questions

    Note home help, day care or residential care as desired information. Privately have existing reference and questions ready; FSW discusses actual need. No universal mandatory medical-report or ID checklist before first call.

    SourceFSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt
    FSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt

    Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

    Open original source
  3. 3Call or write to the FSWThis is about your first contact with FSW. You can do it by phone or in writing.Key step
    Why?
    You do not need ID Austria for the call. A short enquiry is not yet an application for funding.
    What you do
    Customer phone: +43 1 24 5 24, daily 8–20. In writing to post@fsw.at or through the official contact form.
    Where?
    FSWDirectly with the named service
    In detail

    Confirm FSW first telephone or written contact

    Customer telephone +43 1 24 5 24 daily 08:00–20:00. Own general written enquiry post@fsw.at or official contact form. No ID Austria requirement for telephone; a brief enquiry is no funding application.

    SourceFSW: Kontakt und Kund:innentelefon
    FSW: Kontakt und Kund:innentelefon

    Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

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  4. 4Prepare your first contactNow you prepare your first contact with FSW.Key step
    Why?
    FSW clarifies your needs and decides on funding. This page does not sign you up anywhere and orders nothing.
    What you do
    Use your questions and the papers you agreed on. Get in touch yourself through the route you chose.
    Where?
    FSWDirectly with the named service
    In detail

    Prepare your confirmed FSW first contact

    Personally use private questions and individually agreed records through actual route. FSW clarifies professional needs and funding decision; no platform registration, message or service order.

    SourceFSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt
    FSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt

    Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

    Open original source
  5. 5Look into the support application afterwardsAfter the advice you can make a funding application. With it you ask FSW for support.Key step
    Why?
    The enquiry form is not a funding application. You need the right, current form.
    What you do
    Check the form and attachments on the application page. Send an electronically signed PDF as the original file, not as a scan.
    Where?
    FSWDirectly with the named service
    In detail

    After advice clarify actual funding application and attachments

    Agree desired service and actual funding with FSW. Enquiry form is no funding application; review current form and actual attachments through application page. Electronically signed PDF must be sent as signed original file, not scan; no universal original requirement for all records.

    SourceFSW: aktueller Antrag und Einreichwege
    FSW: aktueller Antrag und Einreichwege

    Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

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  6. 6Apply for Pflegegeld with your insurerCare allowance (Pflegegeld) is money for people who need care. You apply for it with your insurer, the office where you are insured.Key step
    Why?
    Advice from FSW is not a decision on care allowance. There is a separate route for that.
    What you do
    Use the matching guide for Pflegegeld. Clarify which insurer is responsible for you.
    Where?
    FSWDirectly with the named service
    Related plansApply for care allowance
    In detail

    Prepare care-allowance application with actual insurer

    For actual own care-allowance first application or increase use appropriate existing workflow and confirmed insurer. FSW advice is no care-allowance decision.

    SourceFSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt
    FSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt

    Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

    Open original source

Depending on your situation, this is added

  • Check if this path fits you
  • Pick a care advice centre and check hours
  • Ask what you may pay yourself later
  • Check your meeting confirmation
  • Follow up on your FSW application
  • Sort out questions about your contribution
  • Get help for other cases or emergencies
Use the questions to find out which of these apply to you
Tailored to you

What applies to you?

Answer a few short questions. The steps change right away: what does not apply to you drops out.

Question 1 of at most 5

How far along are you with care advice from the FSW?

What is meant? Here you choose how far along you are. For example: first contact, advice already received, or application in progress.

What is the actual advice or procedure stage?
  • No sign-up needed
  • Nothing is sent to authorities
  • You submit applications yourself

Frequently asked questions

Can I do this online?

1 of 13 possible steps mention an online channel in their text. Requirements are in the official source.

What does it cost?

No costs are recorded for these steps in the linked sources. Fees may still apply.

Do I need an einfach.wien account?

No. The plan works without registration; answers stay in your browser.

Does einfach.wien submit my application?

No. einfach.wien helps you prepare and links official channels. You submit applications yourself to the responsible service.

What this page is based on

The information is based on official sources. einfach.wien is a private project; the content has not been professionally reviewed. All information without guarantee, no legal advice. The responsible office is always authoritative.

SourceFSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt
FSW: Pflege und Betreuung, kostenloser Erstkontakt

Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

Open original source
SourceFSW: Kontakt und Kund:innentelefon
FSW: Kontakt und Kund:innentelefon

Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

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SourceFSW: tatsächliche Pflegeberatungszentren
FSW: tatsächliche Pflegeberatungszentren

Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

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SourceFSW: Kostenbeitrag und Verrechnung
FSW: Kostenbeitrag und Verrechnung

Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

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SourceFSW: aktueller Antrag und Einreichwege
FSW: aktueller Antrag und Einreichwege

Fonds Soziales Wien · retrieved on 11/10/2026

Open original source

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