The Director General of the Dubai Community Development Authority, Ahmed Julfar, confirmed to «Emirates Today» that the health and psychological state of the senior citizens who are registered in the «Willev Home Care Program», who live alone in their homes, are stable, and most of them are in good health.
He added that none of them were exposed to the infection of the new corona virus, pointing out that the authority’s teams constantly verify the effectiveness of the alarm devices in their homes.
And programmed to launch alerts in case they are exposed to any health exhibitor. Julphar also stressed the continuation of the implementation of the care programs required to protect them, according to the precautionary and preventive conditions and procedures required to be applied in the current period to limit the spread of the virus, pointing to the continuation of home visits until the beginning of the crisis of the spread of Corona to check on them. , Educate them and educate their caregivers of home helpers on how to apply health and preventive guidelines.
He explained that the homes of senior citizens contain alarms connected to the Dubai police operations system, and send signals to request assistance as quickly as possible, in the event of an emergency of any kind.
He added that the specialized team in the commission goes to visit them immediately in the event of any emergency, and is keen to communicate with them on a daily basis, indicating that «most of them suffer from diabetes and blood pressure, but with stable levels of health».
The most recent statistics issued by the authority showed that the number of senior citizens registered in the program during the past year reached 33 elderly people.
Julphar stressed harnessing the available capabilities to follow the care programs of senior citizens, who live alone and who reside among their families, through technical communication channels and over the phone.
He said that the commission is keen on making them aware of the developments of the crisis in a way that enhances their commitment to preventive instructions, without raising their concern. It also continues to direct them to use their time by maintaining cultural activities and exercising in order to avoid any setback to their health status.
Julphar pointed to directing the work teams to take gradual measures to stop the services provided to senior citizens, which require gathering, on top of which are the activities of the "Social Club", which brings together more than 30 elderly people in one session, stressing informing senior citizens who are members of the club, and making them aware of the need to stay In homes, and not mixing or participating in group activities, to prevent them from being exposed to any health or physical harm in the current period.
It is reported that the commission works to implement continuous plans to be able to integrate the elderly with their families and with other groups of society, however some cases suffer from the absence of children or relatives, and there are cases of living alone for specific social, health or financial reasons.
The Authority provides senior citizens who live alone in Dubai, through the "Lev Home Care" program, rehabilitative services, self-care, recreational and recreational services, in addition to following up their needs with service and health authorities, and presenting them to them within an approved rehabilitation and training plan.
An alert device that protects senior citizens
In 2015, the Dubai Community Development Authority adopted a technology developed by the General Department for Smart Services in Dubai Police, which provides a rapid response to any expected danger that may threaten the life or security of senior citizens.
The technology provides quality alarms that can be controlled remotely with buttons attached to a tape that an elderly person places on his wrist, or on the wall of the room, so that he can quickly press the desired button immediately upon detecting any danger. The use of the device aims to enhance the level of protection of senior citizens from various dangers, while they are at home on their own.