BY GOVERNMENT-APPROVED STANDARDS, ONE DOCTOR TO SERVICE 50 ERDERLY PERSONS LIVING IN BOARDING HOMES
Noyan Tapan
May 31 2007
YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. At the May 31 sitting, the Armenian
government approved the minimum standards of care and social services
for foster children of orphanages, elderly people living in boarding
homes and disabled persons. Jemma Baghdasarian, Head of the Department
on Issues of Elderly and Disabled Persons of the RA Ministry of Labor
and Social Issues, told reporters that these standards have been set
for all types of organizations, including for orphanges and boarding
homes. According to her, there are 4 state boarding homes and 2
private ones in Armenia: 1,000 and 90 erderly people respectively
live in them. There are also 8 state and 6 non-state orphanages.
J. Baghdasarian said that food norms have been developed along
with the respective inspection of the RA Ministry of Health, with
peculiarities of each age group being taken into account. Particularly,
elderly persons must daily receive food containing 2,100 kilocalories,
one doctor must service 50 elderly persons, etc. Besides, norms of
clothing and linen have been established.