IT IS ENVISAGED TO CREATE ABODE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE ATTACHED TO GYUMRI DISABLED AND OLD PEOPLE’S HOME

Noyan Tapan
Dec 12 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Two stationary institutions
of care for the disabled function in Armenia. They are Vardenis
Neuro-Psychological and Gyumri Disabled and Old People’s Homes, where
there are 150 and 370 disabled people, respectively. As Noyan Tapan
correspondent was informed by Anahit Gevorgian, the Deputy Head of the
Department of Disabled and Old People’s Problems of the RA Ministry of
Labor and Social Issues, Gyumri Disabled and Old People’s Home needs
to be enlarged, and it is envisaged to increase its seats by another
30. Besides, in her words, it is envisaged to create a 30-seat abode
for homelss people attached to the Disabled and Old People’s Home.

A. Gevorgian also said that work is being done in the Ministry to
work out a long-term strategy of old people’s social protection,
which will contribute to improval of the condition of old people. It
was mentioned that at present survey of old people’s needs is being
conducted in Armenia. The strategy’s main provisions will be worked
out on the basis of survey’s results.