Applications
Elderly Services Application
Active Ageing and Community Care aims to promote active ageing and improved quality of life for elderly persons. The department provides different forms of support and healthcare services through user centred care provision focusing on tangible benefits and long term care sustainability. The department also provides community services as part of its commitment to continue to support elderly persons living in the community and postpone entry into long-term care.
Dementia Care at Home
This course is intended for family caregivers, relatives and friends of persons with dementia. The term “family caregiver” refers to those persons who care for relatives and their loved ones and are not formally paid for the service they render. Research has established that most care is provided by these family caregivers. One of the objectives of the Malta National Dementia Strategy 2013-2020, is to improve the quality of life of individuals living with dementia, their caregivers and family members.
This service is provided by St Vincent De Paul Long Term Care Facility, within the Ministry for Active Ageing.
iSupport for Dementia
iSupport is a self-help course, designed by the World Health Organisation, for carers of people with dementia, including family members, relatives and friends. This online educational programme is aimed for caregivers of persons with dementia and is currently available online for free. The course has 5 modules and takes approximately 7 hours to fully complete. Once enrolled in the course, carers can choose to work through all modules and lessons consecutively, or select the lessons that are the most relevant to their everyday lives. All lessons consist of brief readings, descriptive examples and several exercises. Carers receive feedback as they work through each exercise. Participants have to complete all modules, exercises, and the feedback survey to be issued a certificate of completion.