Attendance allowance for the disabled - Who is entitled to the allowance?

An attendance allowance is available to men and women up to ^20^, who are insured by the National Insurance Institute and require a great deal of assistance by another person for routine activities (dressing, eating, washing, mobility within the home and control of bodily functions), or who require constant supervision to prevent a danger to their lives or to the lives of others.

Among others, a person who is one of the following is also entitled to the allowance:

         A person receiving dialysis treatment at least twice a week.
         A person who has received an organ transplant (kidney, heart, pancreas, lung, liver) or bone marrow from a donor - for the first year from the date of the transplant. A person who has received an autogenous bone marrow transplant - for 6 months from the date of the transplant.
         A blind person for whom a medical disability of 90% has been established, and who lives alone or with a blind spouse.
         A blind person with a medical disability of 90% and a deaf person with a medical disability of 50%.

A person who is living in an institution that provides medical services, nursing services or rehabilitation services is not entitled to the allowance.