SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ELDERLY POPULATION

Difficult road access, slopes and snow are not a representative obstacle for the implementing team of the project „services in the community for elderly population “to make the beneficiaries of the project happy and smiling. Main activities of this projects are to provide health care support, assistance to disabled old persons and to do some cleaning activities in their home. Currently, 25 beneficiaries from Doboj Istok and Gračanica are part of this noble project. It is funded from Dubai Charity Association and from the Ministry of Labor, Social Politics and Return of Tuzla Canton. During each home visit, beneficiaries are provided with a warm meal, and in addition, the team tries to keep up and clean their home and provide for their personal hygiene. People included in this project, our oldest population know they can count on IFS-EMMAUS and its help.

 The home care program is intended for:

• persons older than 65 years of age (or younger than 65 years old in the case of persons with severe health problems or persons with disabilities),
• persons with reduced physical capacity,
• elderly people who live without assistance of younger family members,
• persons with low socio-economic status,
• Elderly population with deeply poor health and persons not included in the existing health care systems.