Useful websites

On ZorgkaartNederland you can find all kinds of different healthcare providers and read the reviews of clients to get a better idea of (for example) a healthcare organisation.

Do you care for someone close to you who is ill for a long time, has a disability or is in need of help? Then you are a volunteer aid. On this website, you will find information and advice about being a carer.

Cliëntenbelang Amsterdam stands up for all residents of Amsterdam who experience limitations due to a physical handicap, (chronic) illness, mental or psychological disability or who use health care, welfare and other services for other reasons.

Via the CAK you can calculate what the personal contribution will be when your loved one comes under the Long-term care act (Wlz).

If intensive care is required on a permanent basis, the Centrum Indicatiestelling Zorg (CIZ) will examine whether people are eligible for care under the Long-term care act (Wlz).

The Long-term care act (Wlz) regulates heavy, intensive care for vulnerable elderly people, people with a disability and people with a mental illness.

Municipalities have to ensure that people can continue to live at home for as long as possible. The municipality provides support at home through the Social Support Act (Wmo). Officially, this law is called Wmo 2015.

According to the Social Support Act (Wmo), the municipality of Amsterdam has established plans and rules for social support in the city. You can read more about this on this website.

Care offices (zorgkantoren) ensure that people get the right long-term care and implement the regulation on personal budgets (pgb).

Care offices (zorgkantoren) of the Zilveren Kruis help everyone in arranging long-term care. Via the website below you can arrange this step by step for your loved one.

Via the Health insurance act (Zvw), everyone in the Netherlands is insured for his/her care. On this website, you will find what is reimbursed as standard from the basic insurance package.