For the first time in the history of ageing welfare in the Maltese Islands, the Parliamentary Secretariat for Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing is specifying Standards for care homes for older persons that define the arrangements, facilities and procedures that need to be in place and implemented to ensure the delivery of a quality service.
These Standards focus on the home’s obligations to health, personal care, daily life and social activities, complaints and protection, environment, staffing, and management and administration. They stipulate the minimum requirements as regards the required knowledge, skills and competencies needed by management and staff to ensure that each residence delivers individually tailored, comprehensive and quality services. They should also be of great help to those who manage such homes and assist them to closely monitor the services provided under their watch are kept to the expected requirements and levels. More so that it is the Government’s commitment to create and realise it’s programmes for Active Ageing, rather than simply care for the elderly.
The document National Minimum Standards for Care Home can be downloaded here or can be accessed below. It is also available on the website at: https://aacc.gov.mt/