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The takeout service continues to grow to improve the performance of older people, so two years ago may receive food at home and help during the weekends
The 228 largest recipients of Meals on Wheels service have secured this provision, the award today in Board of Governors of meals at home for the elderly to New Mediterranean Food Company, amounting to 516,800 euros.
The takeout service continues to grow to improve the performance of older people, so that 1566 is already the beneficiaries of this assistance, in addition to the 228 who receive food in their households, and 147 support over the weekend .
More older people will benefit from the municipality's home help service, following approval today by the Governing Board of the extension of this provision, amounting to 489,000 euros (200,236 regular service for home help and other 288,925 for home help service on weekends).
The 1,566 families who use home help provision has been enhanced in recent years, thanks to the innovations implemented from the Department of Social Welfare and development of a quality plan for this service.
The provision of home help is one that requires a greater amount of government funding, since that adds about 4 million euros a year.
Since 2006, the council has launched two new services that complement the help desk and consist of the distribution of food delivery and assistance during the weekends.
One of the improvements made by the City is the food at home: from April 2006 a group of 120 users - and are now 228 - get food at home as a complementary service.
The greatest feature a microwave at home for heating food, and must pay the sum of two euros for each lunch provided.
The food will arrive in time from 9.30 to 14.30, with notice of the approximate time of arrival of their food to each household.
The dealer is responsible to teach the person to whom lasa preparing meals and also reviews the refrigerator and remove expired food.
On the other hand, a total of 147 service recipients also receive a complimentary visits on weekends to care for people with limitations to care for themselves.
This special service includes support for grooming and hygiene care, help with food intake, medication administration simple and mobility aids at home.
Home help is available Monday to Friday up to two hours each day, depending on family need.
More than 200 assistants work to provide this service is that a professional is moved to the family home to care for the elderly or dependent, to help in their personal hygiene, home cleaning, medication administration prescribed by the physician and administration meals, among others.
People wishing to apply for home help provided by the Social Welfare Department should call 968.357007, from 9 to 12 hours to make an appointment at the community center nearest your home.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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