The Ministry of Social Development (MIDES), through the National Coordination of Older Adults, installed this week the working groups that will be in charge of regulating and making contributions to Executive Decree No. 238 of June 23, 2021, which updates everything concerning the quality standards that Comprehensive Care Centers for the Elderly must have in its different modalities.
The work tables are made up of specialists from different disciplines such as health, nutrition, psychology, social work, gerontology, legal, infrastructure and continuing education.
In addition to technicians from the National Institute for the Elderly of MIDES, these tables will also have the contributions provided by representatives of the University of Panama, the University of the Americas, the Social Security Fund, the Ministry of Health, as well as different non-governmental organizations (oenegés) that work on the issue of care for the elderly.
Each work table will develop the specific topic, according to its discipline with a comprehensive approach, contributing its knowledge and experiences, adjusting to Executive Decree No. 238.
According to what was established in the first coordination meeting, which took place at MIDES headquarters, the participants will be able to organize themselves according to their time, either virtually or in person. Meanwhile, every 15 business days they will be meeting to provide a report and analyze the progress on what is being worked on.
The objective of these tables is to develop ideas and strategies that help to build, strengthen and sustain an instrument or tool that serves as a guide in the opening and supervision of Comprehensive Care Centers for the Elderly at the national level and thereby comply with the quality standards in accordance with international regulations and the considerations that gerontological sciences are recommending.
Currently, Panama has 80 Homes that are duly registered for the care of the elderly and that are mostly run by NGOs, religious orders, evangelical groups and individuals
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