In brief
In a parliamentary question session, Minister Natalia Efremova outlined plans to set up integrated health and social residential care services for 43 elderly people who need ongoing medical care. The projects, backed by €7 million from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, will be completed by 1 January 2035 and complement existing homes that serve 229 residents in the region.
During parliamentary question time, Labour and Social Policy Minister Natalia Efremova announced a new program to create integrated health and social residential care services for 43 elderly residents in Bulgaria’s Montana Region, the ministry said.
The new facilities will be located in Lom, for 12 residents; in Montana, for 23 residents; and in Chiprovtsi, for eight residents, according to BTA.
Under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the state is allocating €7 million in the region to cover construction and equipment for the projects, the minister said. The total allocation for the country was reported as €188 million.
Efremova noted that the region already has three existing homes for elderly people, caring for 229 residents, and that the National Map of Social Services plans to add facilities for 121 retirees. All services listed in the map must be in place by 1 January 2035, she added.
The municipalities of Montana and Chiprovtsi have submitted proposals under the “Support for Integrated Urban Development in 40 Urban Municipalities” procedure of the Regions in Growth Programme. The projects will include full construction and equipment of residential care facilities for elderly people without disabilities, as well as integrated health and social services for those unable to care for themselves, the minister explained.
All services will aim to accommodate a total of 91 people, while the state also supports elderly citizens in their own homes, a service currently available to 498 people across the 11 municipalities in the Montana Region. An additional 2,683 people with disabilities receive assistance under the Personal Assistance Act, Ms. Efremova said.
