In Irkutsk, Russian Presidential Aide Igor Levitin visited the day care unit of the Comprehensive Center for Social Services and learned about its work. It helps elderly people stay active and healthy.
During his visit to the Irkutsk Region, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin visited the day care department of the Integrated Center for Social Services for the Population in Irkutsk.The Aide to the President of the Russian Federation was accompanied on the trip by Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Region Valentina Voblikova and Minister of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship Vladimir Rodionov.
The main activity of the day care department is aimed at extending the active longevity of elderly citizens and providing them with a range of social and rehabilitation services. Each year, the day care department provides services to more than 300 elderly citizens, for each of whom an individual medical rehabilitation program is drawn up, including wellness procedures: massage, phytotherapy, drug therapy, multivitamins, aromatherapy, inhalations, magnetotherapy. Igor Levitin inspected several buildings of the center, which house a therapeutic exercise room, a medical office, rest rooms, and a cultural and leisure room.
Each year, more than 6,000 elderly people receive social services at the center, more than 2,000 of them at home, including 520 war veterans. The integrated center operates social cafeterias and hair salons, and also runs a “Social Taxi” service equipped with specialized vehicles fitted with wheelchair lifts.
There are 28 such institutions in the region, whose activities are aimed not only at helping elderly people, but also people with disabilities and children. At present, a caregiver service has appeared in the Irkutsk Region, used by more than 600 people, Vladimir Rodionov noted.
Based on materials from the press service of the Government of the Irkutsk Region.