WALKERS FOR THE OLD AND RETIRED
3.04.2013
One of four main developmental priorities and strategic aims of the development of Palilula Municipality up to 2016 is social development – improvement of social services and more care for the municipal citizens. Within the activities of this Municipality and support to the persons of the `third age`, president of Palilula Municipality Boban Dzunic and president of Municipal Assembly Milos Stojkovic, and member of Municipal Council Zlatko Semic, visited Nursing home for the old and retired – `Eskulap center` in Novo Selo. On this occasion, Municipal authorities gave walkers as present from Palilula Municipality to this Nursery Home. Palilula Delegation was greeted by Zikica Mladenovic, manager of this institution. He introduced the present guests and media representatives with the work of this private institution of social protection and care about the old and the disabled.

`Palilula Municipality does not make difference between the private and other institutions of this purpose – said Boban Dzunic, president of this Municipality. Having in mind that it is necessary to help this category of citizens, Municipality will in cooperation with authorized state organs and interested organizations and individuals search for the solution to make this type of social protection and care improved. As you can see, emphasized the president of Palilula, on this location it is necessary to build one more residential part for accommodation and we will with Mladenovic speak aiming at that. Our wish is to find investors who will invest into building new homes, since it is a need not only in our environment, but wider in Serbia.

`This donation means a lot to our Institution and we are very glad that we have that perfect cooperation with Palilula Municipality said Ivana Nikolic, vice manager of this Institution. We are giving to our users of our Institution high quality care and service but we need additional help in equipment and helping tools and other equipment since among them are also those very much ill persons. This donation means a lot to us since our users will get certain appropriate equipment which will make easier their moves and walking and their families will save investments. According to Ivana Nikolic at the moment there are 50 users present in the Institution. We are planning on spreading capacities and we are intensively working on it. The life conditions in the Institution are excellent. Users and their families are satisfied with the work and life of this Institution. The users and their families are satisfied with the treatment. Our staff maximally put efforts and is very much kind and correct which is the most important they are very much professional in doing all jobs. We employed doctors, physiotherapists and nurses which is the obligation of the Institute for the capacity of 50 users. We took this job very seriously and we want to help these people and provide maximal care for them emphasized Ivana Nikolic.

At the territory of Palilula Municipality, according to statistic data, live 77, 145 people and from this number 8. 655 people are over 65 and 5,290 live in suburbia city area of the municipal territory.