On the occasion of October 1, the Secretariat for Youth, Sports and Social Affairs of the Municipality of Tivat, Darka Ognjanović, hosted a reception for geronto-housewives and the coordinator of the "Help and care of the elderly at home" program, which is implemented in Tivat, Duško Božović.
On that occasion, the municipality presented Božović with appropriate gift packages to the users and service providers in that project.
Ognjanović pointed out that this service, as a form of social service, provides an opportunity for the elderly, who are in a state of social need, to improve the quality of their lives, through the provision of social and psychological support in their homes and surroundings".
"The municipality of Tivat recognized the need to provide support to our oldest fellow citizens, and in 2006 it joined the project "Care of the elderly in Montenegro", in cooperation with the Tivat Red Cross, the Employment Institute of Montenegro, the Center for Social Work Tivat and the Home of Health Tivat. and after the completion of the project, the Municipality of Tivat, in cooperation with the OO of the Red Cross, continued with the implementation of the geronto program, the services of which are used by between 50 and 70 elderly people from the territory of our municipality. Seven geronto-housewives are engaged in these jobs, who work daily with our oldest fellow citizens, and who have completed training to perform these services", said Ognjanović.
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