More than 7 thousand Volgograd residents used long-term care technologies

Since the beginning of 2026, more than 7 thousand residents of the Volgograd region have used various forms of long-term care, which allow them to receive social assistance without hospitalization.

One of the directions of this work was “Schools of related care”. In them, close people can learn the necessary skills to care for the elderly and seriously ill family members. For the current year, about 7 thousand people were trained. This was reported in the Committee of social protection of the population of the Volgograd region.

Another popular support measure is the Personal Assistant service. Since the beginning of the year, social workers have helped 3.8 thousand residents of the region. They accompany the wards in everyday affairs, helping them to maintain their usual lifestyle and independence.

In addition, there are 34 day stay departments in the region, seven of which are organized by non-profit organizations. Their visitors are elderly people and citizens with disabilities, including those with cognitive impairment. In the departments, they can get advice from psychologists and help from specialists in social rehabilitation, attend creative events and engage in adaptive physical education.

The Volgograd region joined a pilot project to introduce a long-term care system in 2018. Since then, the region has improved approaches to social services and expanded the range of options for home care. Non-profit organizations are involved in the development of the system, and social services interact with medical institutions.

Improving social support for the elderly, veterans, families with children and citizens with disabilities remains one of the priorities of the region. Work in this direction is carried out within the framework of the tasks outlined by Governor Andrei Bocharov.