Centre Day care
Legal framework:
- • Social Assistance Law no 292/2011 as amended and supplemented
- • Law 17/2000 regarding social assistance for the elderly
- MJSP (ministry of Labor and Social Protection) Order no 29/2019 concerning the approval of the Minimum Quality Standards for the accreditation of social services for the elderly, homeless people, young people who left the child protection system and other categories of adults in difficulty, as well as for services provided in the community, services provided within an integrated system and social canteens, Appendix 6.
The aim of a day center care is to improve the psychological condition of lonely and vulnerable elderly people through various entertaining, creative and spiritual activities, as well as to improve the quality of life of seniors and prevent their institutionalization.
Who may benefit?
The beneficiaries are elderly people with modest incomes who are at risk of isolation and at risk of deepening the social crisis in which they find themselves.
Activities which can be carried out in day centers:
- – various board games – backgammon, chess, dominoes, Remy;
- – melotherapy;
- – watching movies;
- – artistic activities;
- – foreign languages lessons;
- – dances;
- – thematic competitions;
- – occupational therapy (knitting, embroidery, making dolls, making handmade cards and other decorative articles, etc.);
- – conferences (where various topics are addressed, such as: history, culture of civilizations, significance of religious holidays, personal hygiene, etc.).
How can anyone benefit from the day centre care services?
Those wishing to benefit from the services of a day centre must submit an application to the service provider’s office or to the general directorate of social assistance/public social assistance service of the town hall. The service is granted on the basis of a social assessment.
Advantages of day centre services
This type of service prevents social exclusion or marginalisation of older people who at some point may find themselves in a situation of difficulty, loneliness, abandonment, lack of psycho-social support, by providing daytime socialisation, recreation and leisure activities, social counselling, emotional support, psychological counselling, socio-medical activities and legal advice.
The social and leisure service for elderly people in day centres aims to prevent and/or limit situations of difficulty and vulnerability, which can lead to marginalisation or social exclusion, by promoting the participation of elderly people in social life and cultivating interpersonal relationships.