By Sue-Ann Wayow
NO homes for the aged have asked for financial support due to effects from Covid-19.
Minister of Social Development Donna Cox, in the Senate on Tuesday said the homes received subventions from the ministry on a quarterly basis and already such payments were made.
She was asked by Senator Wade Mark if any measures were taken to assist such homes.
Cox said, “The ministry provides subventions for eight homes for older persons and payments for accommodation and care for older persons under the Community Care programme. Subventions to the homes are made on a quarterly basis and payments were made up to March 2021 for six of these homes that submitted their up to date documents.”
She continued, “Payment under the Community Care programme was made up to April 2021 for accommodation and care for 90 persons at 17 homes for older persons.”
Mark further asked if Government would be willing to provide any additional subvention to those homes during this period to which Cox replied, “I repeat, we have not received such reports but we will ask our Division of Aging to look into it.”
Pressed again if the she intended to meet with representative stakeholders of the homes to discuss the issue, Cox responded, “If this is necessary, it will be done.”
