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6/4/25, 10:23 AM Under the directives of H.H Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak FDF launches ‘Safe Home Preparation Guide' for senior citizens
comprehensive attention through integrated programs that ensure a dignified life, enhance their community
participation, and acknowledge their role and efforts with appreciation and respect.”

His Excellency stated that FDF consistently follows the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint
Mubarak, ‘Mother of the Nation,' who emphasises the significance of caring for senior citizens and residents,
ensuring their well-being, and reinforcing their role in society as a foundation of family and social
cohesion. H.E. noted that under the guidance of Her Highness, FDF is dedicated to launching and

implementing impactful initiatives and projects aimed at improving the quality of life for this segment of
society, empowering them, and ensuring their active participation in sustainable development, in line with the
UAE's overall humanitarian vision.

Comprehensive Strategy

Her Excellency Mariam Mohammed Al Rumaithi, Director General of FDF, highlighted that the country's
priority on senior citizens is not a coincidence, but it is a key aspect of an integrated strategic goal envisioned
by the wise leadership and strongly supported by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, ‘Mother of the
Nation'. Her Highness specially focusses on this group, considering them as a significant part of the social

fabric. H.E. Al Rumaithi further emphasised Her Highness's continued commitment to offer consistent comfort
and support for senior citizens through a range of programs and initiatives that ensure a dignified, stable, and
fulfilling life that meet their health and social needs.

H.E. Al Rumaithi stated that senior citizens are both a blessing and a source of security for our country, and
that attending to their needs for comfort is the least that can be done to honour their years of contributions.
We seek to ensure their comfort and stability while adhering to the highest safety and health regulations. H.E.
Al Rumaithi further emphasised FDF's efforts to create safe homes for senior citizens by making requisite

modifications to ensure sustainable safety that is customised to their health conditions and circumstances.

H.E. Al Rumaithi also emphasised the significance of the FDF's initiative, highlighting that it involves house

modifications that assist senior citizens' mobility, while also ensuring social engagement and integration.
These modifications include the installation of access ramps, inclusion of handrails in key locations, and the
use of nonslip flooring in outdoor spaces. H.E. further emphasised the need of widening doorways, improving
lighting, and adding a canopy or awning at the entry of homes to provide weather protection, while

maintaining full compliance with safety standards.

H.E. Al Rumaithi said: “Care for seniors is a basic humanitarian and national value that represents social

cohesiveness and improves quality of life. It encourages the use of FDF's community initiatives and programs
to ensure a dignified and safe life for this vital segment of the society, as well as protect their position and
promote their psychological and social health.”

Motion Sensors and Assistive Tech

Her Excellency Wafa Mohammed Al Ali, Director of the Family Development Department at FDF, stated that

technology is no more a luxury, but rather a means to convey our love and care for the comfort of senior

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