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Wednesday
12th
November 2003
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Elderly
concerned at rising meal costs - McCrea
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Dr William McCrea DUP Mid-Ulster representative has stated
that his office has received a number of calls from very
deeply concerned elderly citizens.
He said: “Over the past days I have received a number
of calls from our elderly population expressing disquiet
at the price tag being put on their dinner and tea delivered
to them.
“It seems that the elderly will have to pay for this
service and at the same time the hours given to them through
carers and home helps are to be reduced accordingly.
“I am also informed that on Bank Holidays the pensioners
will receive food the day before that is frozen and the
personalised community service is to be changed.
“I believe passionately that our elderly population
will feel more and more vulnerable, isolated and neglected
and the carers and home helps that provided a valued lifeline
to the elderly are to be sidelined.”
He continued: “What kind of a society are we becoming
when we boast of great prosperity and economic advancements
whilst at the same time our elderly who sacrificed so
much to bring this prosperity are to be looked after on
the cheap.
“I am seeking a meeting with the Trust officers to
discuss this situation and hope that our priorities will
acknowledge the value we should place on our seniors,”
said Dr McCrea. |
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