Torrevieja will have a home tele-care service for the elderly
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 @ 9:56 PM
Torrevieja will have a home tele-care service for the elderly. The council has approved a budget of 100,000 euros for this and meals on wheels programme.
Torrevieja council spokesman Joaquín Albaladejo has announced new policies of the Social Welfare Department aimed at elderly people.
The first of these is a commitment to allocate 100,000 euros of the 2014 municipal budget to the home 'tele-care' service, from which about 500 elderly or disabled people will benefit. They will have a communication kit with which by using a button they can keep in contact with a specialised centre over the telephone 24 hours a day.
This service permits users, who do not need permanent attention in person, to have the peace of mind that if they do have an attack of anxiety or loneliness, have a health problem, a fall or other accident, they can immediately contact an Attention Centre for assistance.
Albaladejo indicated that currently, according to information from the Alicante Provincial Council, more than 500 residents could benefit form the service.
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