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Press release

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 citizens. H.E. stated that simple innovations can
make a significant difference in creating a safer and more independent home environment for
senior citizens. These technologies include motion sensors that automatically illuminate
hallways at night, fall or emergency alarm systems, indoor surveillance cameras that reassure
family members remotely, smart medication organisers that remind them of their medication
schedules and voice assistants that allow for easy lighting control or assistance requests.