| Caritas in Eisenhüttenstadt is planning setting up a care and service centre for senior citizens. This facility is geared towards helping elderly and, in particular, dementia patients, who for some reason or another have fallen through the cracks in the standard care service system. When it comes to care and provision in old age, these people often find it difficult to accept help. The reasons here are often negative experience when dealing with authorities or insufficient information on the range of care programmes available for the elderly. A new aid programme is to be set up to avoid anyone being at risk of a lack of care or even neglect. |
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There are two objectives to improve the circumstances of immigrants and their families who are in need of care or help. On the one hand, help is given to the various institutions of the care systems, when it comes to language problems and special needs due to cultural differences. On the other hand, the people with migrant backgrounds can contact the care service centre when they are confronted with the problems of care, old age, disabilities or dementia. With the help of the Auerbach Foundation the new care and service centre informs on the various aid systems, provides useful contacts or active support. |