Poland - Poland - Social care products and services for senior citizens

Description

Due to the ageing of Polish society and growing needs of elderly people, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy is starting a program called 'Senior – Wigor' to address those needs.

The program will be carried out in years 2015-2020 and it will include every Voivodeship (province). Once the local government unit receives funds for the program it is obliged to carry out the program for at least 5 years. The program is designated to be a supplement to the governmental program for social activity of elderly people in years 2014-2020. 'Senior – Wigor' program will be revised on a year-on-year basis in order to implement evaluation findings to improve the efficiency of the program. Under the programme, local governments will be obliged to organise day care/activation centres for the elderly thus needing products and services.

Aims of the program

The strategic goal of the program is to support local governments in developing the network of day centres 'Senior – Wigor' and 'Senior – Wigor' Clubs, particularly with attention to rural and rural-urban communities in which there is an insufficient social support infrastructure for elderly people.

The program aims to support senior citizens by offering care, activity, education, culture, recreation and health support including basic movement rehabilitation.

The program is a part of polish social policy and includes:

- Financial support for local governments in carrying out their tasks
- Improving senior citizens’ lives
- Granting seniors with the help and support adequate to their needs
- Social integration of elderly community, including development of self-help
- Increasing seniors’ involvement in local communities’ work and life

Program implementation

Day centres are supposed to be a place of everyday activity for senior citizens and they are supposed to play a role in socialising and integrating seniors, providing them with a place for rehabilitation both in group and one-to-one sessions. Senior clubs are meant to motivate seniors to pursuit self-help and voluntary work.

Day centres and clubs are meant to be a combination of university of the third age, rehabilitation place and a place of meetings where elderly people could socialise and integrate with each other.

Program Financing

Between 2015 - 2020 The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy plans to invest 360 million PLN in the program. The yearly budget is as follows:

2015 – 20 million PLN
2016 – 40 million PLN
2017 – 60 million PLN
2018 – 80 million PLN
2019 – 80 million PLN
2020 – 80 million PLN

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Opportunity closing date

29 December 2016

Value of contract

£100k-1m