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DART – D eclining A geing and R egional T ransformation

DART – D eclining A geing and R egional T ransformation CONFERENCE - DEMOGRAPHIC CANGE IN EUROPE - SOLUTIONS FOR THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES Kajaani , 21 - 23 May 2012. Centru Region.

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DART – D eclining A geing and R egional T ransformation

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  1. DART – Declining Ageing and Regional Transformation CONFERENCE - DEMOGRAPHIC CANGE IN EUROPE-SOLUTIONS FOR THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES Kajaani, 21-23 May 2012

  2. Centru Region • Centru Region is situated in the center of Romania, partially overlaping the historic province Transylvania; • Centru Region is formed of 6 counties: Alba , Brasov , Mureş, Covasna, Harghita and Sibiu; • As of 1st of July 2009, the population of the region was 2 524 491 inhabitants.

  3. Ageing and demographic decline in Centru Region • The population number of Centru Region decreased by 11.2% between 1990 and 2009. The decrease was due mostly to negative external migration flow; • According to theevaluation of theNational Institute for Statistics, the population number in Centru Region will decrease to just 1.9 millionuntil2050; • Over the next 40 years, the proportion of the population aged 65 and over, will almost triple, reaching 31.3% of the total population.

  4. Best practice Project: Social and medical home care-services for elderly/dependent people • Initiator: Caritas Alba Iulia & Mureș County Council • Financing: Private funds / Local budgets / State budget • Beneficiaries: more than 3000 old and dependent persons living in the rural areas of Mures County.

  5. Partners: Caritas Alba Iulia • Is a Romanian NGO established by the Roman-Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia • Member of Caritas Confederation România, Caritas Europe and Caritas Internationalis • In 2004 Caritas Alba Iulia received the statute of Public utility NGO, from the Romanian Government, for its important results and interventions in the field of social services.

  6. Partners: • Mureș County Council • Is the administrative body of Mureș County – one of the 6 counties composing Centru region • Acts in the field of social services through the General Direction for Social Assistence and Child Protection

  7. Social and medical home-care services for elderly/dependent people • Financing: • Annual allocation from the State and Local Budgets • Private funds of Caritas Alba Iulia (mostly coming from donations)

  8. Social and medical home-care services for elderly/dependent people • Beneficiaries: • The ageing process, determined an increase in the number of seniors afected by various chronic deaseses, unable to benefit from regular access to primary medical services. • As a response to this problem the target group of the project was composed by: • more than 3000 persons(for the period 2007-2010) • old and dependent persons living in the rural areas of Mures County.

  9. Social and medical home-care services for elderly/dependent people • Activities: • Social and medical home-care services: • Hygiene services, • Feeding, • Help for getting dressed or undressed, • Support for mobility, • Communication, • Monitoring of health, • Kinetotherapy, • Physiotherapy, • Kinaesthetics

  10. Social and medical services at home for elderly/dependent people

  11. Additionalachievements: • Caritas Alba Iulia recently launched the first Romanian online space dedicated to active seniors - bringing recognition to the seniors that have continued to be active and involved socially and professionally after retirement age. www.mereutanar.com

  12. Additionalachievements: • 2 Retirement homes • Telemedicine programs • Active ageing programs: • Substitute grand-parents. • Volunteering programs for seniors

  13. Thank you for your attention! Project PartnerRegional Development Agency Centru (Ro)David Laurentiulaurentiu.david@adrcentru.ro+40 258 818 616

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