The Minister of Family and Equal Opportunities, Violante Thomas, with the mayor of Cehegín, Jose Rafael Rocamora, today visited the town hospital asylum 'La Real Piedad', the day center for dependents and the day center for people with chronic mental illness AFEMNOR.
During the visit, the minister took stock of resources has launched the Community in this county, to which more than one million euros to the attention of about 100 people with disabilities and older it is intended.
The Ministry financed with 540,883 euros maintain 40 places for older people in hospital asylum 'La Real Piedad' residence privately owned, managed by the foundation 'Hospital of the Real Mercy', in which people aged are cared cehegín and nearby municipalities, such as Bullas, Mula and Caravaca de la Cruz.
Murciano Institute of Social Action (IMAS) also has an agreement, amounting to 239,400 euros, with the City of Cehegín concert 30 seats in the center of the city day.
The minister referred to the quality of the services provided in this senior center and said that "thanks to the collaboration with the town hall, in the center of day care is provided to older persons in situations of dependency and, specifically, to Alzheimer's patients. "
"Our commitment is to promote active and healthy aging that promotes personal autonomy, integration and full participation, because the elderly are the pillars of our families and society and the recognition they have earned deserve," he said Violante Thomas.
In the day center for people with chronic mental illness AFEMNOR service is offered to a total of 25 people, with a budget of 243,703 euros and, starting this month, it has expanded the concert at 5 places more.
The services provided improve the quality of life of people with chronic mental illness, and involved in occupational activities.
It is providing day care to basic, therapeutic and sociocultural personal needs of chronically affected mental illness by varying degrees of dependency, promoting their independence and remain in their usual environment.
Home help
The Minister also explained the mayor the intention of the regional government to extend the service of home help, which is currently underway in Puerto Lumbreras, Abarán and Sewer, all municipalities in the region.
According to Thomas, through an agreement with the consistory "expand service home help care system to dependence, which seeks professional care for dependents in their homes persons and continuous monitoring by the municipal social services and create jobs. "
Source: CARM