Social Affairs Minister: Ensuring care home residents' needs and accelerating tuition fee payments for persons with disabilities

- Minister inspects nursing home and children’s home, stresses addressing deficiencies and removing obstacles to timely payment of dues

Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood Affairs Minister Dr. Amthal Al-Huwaila emphasized the necessity of providing all needs of residents in care homes without delay, and accelerating the disbursement of tuition fees for beneficiaries of the Public Authority for Persons with Disabilities, stressing the importance of addressing obstacles and ensuring that dues reach their rightful recipients.

This came during an inspection visit by Al-Huwaila to the nursing home and the children’s home, where she reviewed the level of services and daily care provided to residents, as well as the latest development and improvement works carried out in the facilities of both homes.

The minister met with several residents and inquired about their conditions and needs, affirming that providing a safe and integrated environment for the elderly and children is a priority for the ministry.

She stressed the need to address any observations or deficiencies immediately, and to continue developing facilities, services, and rehabilitative and recreational programs, ensuring an improvement in the standard of care and attention.

Al-Huwaila commended the efforts and dedication of staff members in the care homes in fulfilling their humanitarian responsibilities, and affirmed the continuation of periodic inspection visits to monitor operations and ensure the well-being of residents, noting that caring for the elderly and children is both a humanitarian and national responsibility.

In a related development, Al-Huwaila, in her capacity as Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Disability Affairs, chaired a meeting at the headquarters of the Public Authority for Persons with Disabilities, attended by the Acting Director General of the Authority, Dr. Khalifa Al-Hila, the Deputy Director General for Financial and Administrative Affairs and Educational Services, and several department directors, to follow up on the latest developments regarding the disbursement of tuition fees for beneficiaries.

She reviewed the disbursed installments and the measures taken to complete the payment of remaining dues, directing that the pace of implementation be accelerated and that any obstacles delaying disbursement processes be removed.

She emphasized the importance of direct follow-up and coordination among relevant departments to complete financial and administrative procedures, stressing that beneficiaries’ rights are a priority requiring swift execution and precise implementation, and ensuring regular disbursement of dues without delay.