Armenian Caritas

National Home Care for the Elderly

Period of implementation: 2002-2011

Let not leave our Elderly Alone

The Goal of the Project is to promote improvement of life quality of the elderly living in Gyumri, Vanadzor and Gavar.

The elderly issues have always been in the focus of Armenian Caritas activities. Beginning its activities in 2002 with 50 beneficiaries and continuing till now it has developed completing its service list with up to 300 elderly people, enlarging its geographical cover, including Gavar and Vanadzor towns, and extending its services from merely providing food to multilateral services. Currently the following services are provided primary health care, social services (household chores, maintenance of personal hygiene, shopping, making payments, etc.), moral-psychological assistance and provision of dietary food.

The beneficiaries of the project are elderly people over 60, who live alone, dont have relatives living not far from them who will support them, who strongly need care in their homes. They live in socially insecure conditions poor living conditions, no other income than pension.

The renewed project for 2009-2011 also includes organizing of leisure/entertainment of the elderly people which will contribute their communication with the outer world.

The donors of the project support the following aspects of the project:

Partners: CORDAID, Caritas Germany, Caritas Austria, Caritas Spain

Project manager: Flora Sargsyan