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The Home Care Programme is intended to negate or delay the need for institutional care by delivering services to older persons in their homes and communities. Workers are assigned to the homes of vulnerable, elderly persons to assist with activities of daily living. Services offered are cooking, cleaning, washing, grooming, personal hygiene and limited shopping.
General Objectives
The Home Help Programme provides daily support to senior citizens and other vulnerable persons in Barbados
Beneficiaries
Elderly & Vulnerable persons
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Programmes
Responsible institution
Topics / Chapters
Main Priority Measure
C.18 - Quality aging
Formulate policies with a gender perspective to ensure a good quality of life in old age, not only for urban dwellers, but also for those who live in rural and forest areas.
C.27 - Public policies with priority on the elderly
Include older persons as a priority focus of public policy and as fundamental stakeholders in the formulation and implementation of policies aiming to improve the quality of life of older persons.
C.30 - Social protection for the elderly
Promote the development of allowances and services relating to social security, health and education in the social protection systems targeting older persons to improve their quality of life, economic security and social justice.