New rules for elderly care homes to open for public consultation next year

Regulations aimed at strengthening quality of service, PM says

New regulations for elderly care homes are set to open for public consultation next year, the government has said.

The announcement was made in a statement Sunday, following a visit to a private home by Prime Minister Robert Abela and Parliamentary Secretary for Active Ageing Malcolm Paul Agius Galea.

While the statement did not provide further details about the planned regulations, it said they were aimed at strengthening the quality of service provided to the elderly.

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) noted that private-public partnerships formed a significant part of state care, with government-funded beds in private care homes accommodating some 4,000 elderly residents across the country.

Sunday’s visit saw Porziuncola Home residents given gifts “to help them with their daily needs”, the statement read. It noted that €83 million had been earmarked for residential care in private homes in next year’s budget.

Elderly care home regulator, the Older Persons Standards Authority (OPSA), was established in October last year. 

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