RIGHTS BOOKLET

Ministry of Welfare

Services and solutions in housing facilities for senior citizens:

For information about housing and housing facilities for senior citizens, scan the code >

Vacations:

■ You may spend a short vacation at a retirement home for independent or debilitated people to "recharge your batteries". For information about vacations for senior citizens, scan the code >

■ Residents of the retirement home receive comprehensive 24-hour services that include accommodation, nursing supervision, meals, social activities, exercising rights together with a social worker, and assistance with daily tasks.

Placement in private assisted living supervised by the ministry:

■ For senior citizens who have returned from captivity and live in local authorities included in the government resolution regarding evacuation, the stay in the assisted living facility is financed by the ministry. The assisted living enables residents to conduct an independent lifestyle in a separate apartment. ■ Intended for independent senior citizens and includes accommodation in a complex adapted for senior citizens, a reception desk staffed 24 hours a day, guidance of a social worker, social and group activities, cleaning and maintenance.

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