The Parliamentary Secretary for the Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing Justyne Caruana, today visited Villa San Lawrenz in Gozo, where she announced that the Government, through the Secretariat, have agreed to increase the supply of residential care beds for the elderly in Gozo.

This residential care scheme through public private partnership, was introduced in January last year, with the total of beds now numbering 40 for residential care.

Dr Caruana said that the agreement was necessary due to the increase in demand for this service on the island and the fact that Gozo has an increasingly elderly population.

The Parliamentary Secretary concluded by recalling other services introduced by the Government for the elderly in Gozo, including Respite care, Night Shelter service, Centres for Active Ageing, and a Centre for people suffering with dementia. "The success achieved through these initiatives encourage the Secretariat to further strengthen and extend these services to the elderly in Gozo."

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