Leganes/”chaotic” seniors’ home to get $13m for improvements

nursing home “Park of the Monks” in Leganes Criticized by users and families in the past for lack of people and attention Will receive 13.3 million euros from the Autonomous Community of Madrid Used to extend the contract.

This is the center of the residence. In July 2022, a gastroenteritis outbreak broke out among residents, causing the interruption of running water supply for several days.As a result, the association Patient Advocate Require Leganes Public Prosecutor’s Office

launch an investigation Provide care for nursing home users.

In a letter to the chief prosecutor of Leganes, Maria Jesus Escribano, The association called for an investigation into the potential for crimes against health at the site “Abandoned and Abuse” According to him, the inmates at the center suffered due to the “abandonment of functions” by the managers and the lack of staff.

Now, with the increased investment, more funding will come to the center, as well as to centers for the elderly in Ensanche de Vallecas y Peñuelas (Madrid) and Buitrago de Lozoya, all of which rely on the Ministry of Family, Youth and Social Affairs Average savings of up to 40% compared to previous contracts.

According to the President, Minister of Justice and Local Administration, Miguel Angel Garcia, In the case of the capital, Penulas, the new budget amounted to 13.2 million euros, “an increase of almost 50% compared to the previous contract. The center has 220 places of accommodation and 45 day centers. In the case of Ensanche de Vallecas , will have 10.3 million people, a 40 percent increase, serving 160 residents and 40 day center users.

Parque de los Frailes houses 260 places and invested 13.3 million euros, increasing the endowment by 30%. The supervised apartment in Buitrago del Lozoya has a capacity of 50 beds and the regional administration invested 700,000 euros, a 30% increase over the previous contract. These last resources are for people over the age of 65, who are able to carry out their daily activities autonomously, and who are destabilized or in inadequate accommodation.

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