Project Duration: 01.01.2025-31.12.2027
Number of Beneficiaries:
. 600 (annual-Gyumri-100, Vanadzor-100) socially disadvantaged people with home care needs (single elderly over 65 years of age and single persons with disabilities over 18 years of age;
. 120 nursing students in vocational training centers (Gyumri, Vanadzor);
. 30 practical nurses from state facilities and other service providing NGOs;
. 120 informal caregivers/wardens (relatives, friends and neighbors);
Location:
Shirak region, Gyumri city
Lori region, Vanadzor city
Goal: To improve the quality of life and well-being of isolated elderly individuals through establishing sustainable and holistic home care services in Armenia.
Description:
- Establishment of a high-quality home care service
- Adoption, testing and systematic evaluation of existing state requirements in the area of home care at 2 pilot locations
- Qualification and professionalization of employees in nursing services and management
- Development and testing of a monitoring and evaluation mechanism for the care service
- Determination and identification of sustainable financing mechanisms for home care services (e.g. private care services, care insurance, state voucher system, etc.)
- Development and testing of informal support networks at municipal level (so-called “” Community solidarity clubs”)
- Improving training in the area of home care Development, testing and evaluation of training modules in the field of gerontology and geriatrics at 2 vocational nursing schools
- Approval of the training modules by the Ministry of Health and Education (MoESCS)
- Professional training and qualification for nursing staff in state care facilities and other care providers
- Technical advice and qualitative support for state actors and structures to promote the ongoing reform process
- Institutionalization of cooperation with other NGOs and care providers (in particular within the framework of the “Elderly Protection Network”)
- National and regional exchange of expertise and experience between Caritas associations and government ministries
Lobbying for the provision of sufficient funding for home care services to ensure their long-term financial security
Partners: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Caritas Germany, Caritas Georgia , Grant from the Ministry of Labor and Social affairs of RA
Budget: 855,000 Euro
Project manager: Margar Karapetyan