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Friday 13 July 2018
Aruba’s Government together with FCCA are building

Independent Elderly Homes in social neighborhoods

SAVANETA ― In connection a quiet and safe environ- es on elders that can live homes but this is not always island where one of them
with various projects taking ment, wheelchair friendly alone and that only need the case in all neighbor- is finishing this year. Besides
place on the island regard- and also with the option of some adjustments to their hoods. this social home project
ing social homes, Minister taking part of physical ac- actual homes. At this very moment there there is another one under
in charge Otmar Oduber tivities. The concept of having an are a total of almost 16 proj- process that will also be in
visited 3 prime locations. entrance and exit where ects going on around the the Savaneta area. q
The visited locations Sava- Minister Oduber claimed recreational parts are put
neta, Santa Cruz and Cunu- to be truly impressed by in center, combined with
cu Abou are homes to el- this project, which is part of flowers, trees, a plaza and
ders who have reached or the philosophy of creating a place to do exercises are
passed the age of 55 years. neighborhoods different part of this new project.
The concept of the proj- from what we usually see in Many times when we think
ect is to provide our elders the social neighborhoods about these social homes,
with a home where they here on Aruba. The visited we think of the problem
can live independently in project in Savaneta focus- surrounding these social