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Training courses, workshops, free time, talks and socio-cultural activities, make up amplioprograma of Informayor, organized by the Department of Social Services for the months of April, May and June and aimed at the elderly and also disabled, as one of the goals we have set ourselves is to take steps so that this latter group feel more integrated into society, so we organized a course on maintenance and repairs at home for the mentally handicapped over 30 years, or Discover activity your city, aimed at members of the Parkinson's Association, said the councilman, Antonio Calderon.
As for the elderly, Calderón has presented outstanding performances within the newsletter Informayor, such as workshops and training courses, highlighting the most popular and Informatics, of which there will be three this quarter.
Add also the Healthy Aging program, a pioneer in the city of Cartagena and today an international reference, activities in clubs and senior centers with Chest workshops taught by older Experience based on their own experience in the field craft or letters, socio-cultural activities such as movies, coffee and conversation or older club gatherings, and the program known as TAS, Active and Healthy Travel, every Friday takes over for several hiking trails in Campo de Cartagena.
In short, a comprehensive program aimed at older los9.000 part of the 43 clubs in the municipality and in which region and City Council have invested over 2 and a half million euros.
TRAINING AND CONSTANT CARE
Despite budget cuts caused by the economic crisis, the Department of Social Services is continuing its activities both in the field of training and in home care for seniors.
In the training area, last year 26 courses were conducted with a total of 370 classroom hours and greater participation of 460 participants.
To this is added the information campaign on the implementation of DTT, which was attended by 1,200 people, and the Permanent Classroom older, UPCT, involving over 55 556.
In the area of home care, Antonio Calderón has expressed satisfaction with the work done to eliminate the waiting list as a tele concern, with 812 users and the operation of their respective terminals.
In addition, the number of users of home help service amounts to 470 and prepare menus for 24,012 elderly people living alone, to which we must add the home support on weekends.
According to Calderon, our work has been and will continue to be aimed at trying to meet the needs of all people over the town and lacks any support or assistance.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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