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A €12 million investment into a new care home for elders was announced yesterday on location in Birkirkara. The home will have accommodation for 150 in-house individuals, six beds to be used specifically for night shelter use, and a number of activities will be organised to keep the residents active – with the residents having specifically medium to high levels of needs (according to their assessment). The home will also have a library, wellbeing centre, gym, visitation room with recreational activities, four levels of underground parking, and creative spaces, whilst also having a dementia unit, a high dependency unit, and a clinic available in the building. Minister for Social Solidarity Michael Falzon said that we must face the demographic reality that 25% of citizens in Malta are over 65 years of age, and that number was expected to rise, including an increase in cases of dementia. “We must not only look to what is needed today, but also what is needed in the … [Read more...] about €12 million investment in home for the elderly

Twenty-one people with a form of disability have an employment with local councils, said Parliamentary Secretary for Persons with Disability and Active Ageing Anthony Decelis.“By giving these employees this opportunity we are working as a government towards bigger things and pushing towards being a fully inclusive society.”Decalis was speaking at the Hamrun Local Council, one of the local councils which is pioneering such projects of inclusiveness and opening new doors for people with disabilities. He explained that this was a new reform on the Community Inclusive Employment Scheme.He said that the government has worked hard on initiatives to improve the lives of Maltese and Gozitan citizens; especially the lives of people with disabilities and the elderly. He said that for the past six years the Government continues to push for a society without discrimination and to provide anatomy, independence and dignity for each individual. He said that each individual has the freedom … [Read more...] about 21 people with disability provided employment in local councils

Social Regulatory Standards for Residential Services for Persons with Disability were launched on Monday afternoon. Speaking at the launch, the Parliamentary Secretary for Persons with Disability and Active Ageing, Anthony Agius Decelis, said that the Government has invested €200 million in respite services, focusing on persons with disability, whilst also providing attention to their parents and carers. He said that it is a priority to reassure families and carers and to ensure a good quality of life and dignity for persons with disability and their families. Agius Decelis explained that respite services are essential in helping persons with a disability to continue to integrate into society and be more independent. He also said that the service provides support to those families and carers so that when they leave their beloved in a specialised residence they too can rest properly. “Just as machines do not work properly if they are in overproduction mode, neither do … [Read more...] about Investment of €200 million in respite services – PS Agius Decelis

A man who allegedly raped a carer in an old people’s home on Sunday has been suspended from work, the Parliamentary Secretary for Persons with Disability and Active Ageing, Anthony Agius Decelis said. The police are investigating a report that a 23-year-old cleaner who works at an elderly home in Mtarfa had been raped by a colleague on Sunday. Decelis said that, following the report, the man who allegedly attacked the carer was suspended and is not allowed at the facility. Decelis explained that the matter is now in the hands of the police. “We wish to provide all the support necessary for the victim of abuse, and that the rest of the process is controlled and handed by the police.” … [Read more...] about Man who allegedly raped carer in old people’s home suspended from work