The Social Protection Inspectorate closed another illegal home for the elderly in Belgrade, bringing the number of prohibited facilities to 157.
Because of illegal work, Inspection of social protection closed one at the beginning of the week home for the elderly in Belgrade. So far, they have banned the operation of 157 private homes, some more than once. The relevant ministry invites citizens to be well informed and check whether the home they have chosen has a license, as this is a guarantee of the quality and safety of the service.
Being illegal doesn't stop them from advertising. On the site of the former three-star hotel, a home was opened last year.
Biljana Zekavica from the Social Protection Inspectorate says that she contacted the home, allegedly looking for a place for her grandmother.
"They promised me a place, not knowing who they were talking to," says Zekavica.
There are 25 users in the home, some of them are still being renovated. Those with whom the inspector spoke say that they are satisfied with the service.
When asked if they have all the care they need, they answer in the affirmative.
Ten employees take care of them. Users pay about 1.000 euros per month for a stay in the home. Now they will have to look for new accommodation or return home.
Social worker Branka Obradović, one of the employees, notes that this home is in the process of obtaining a license.
Knowingly breaking the law due to costs
The road to the license is blocked by the documentation for fire protection, for which the owner has been waiting for ten months.
Costs forced him to knowingly break the law - he has paid 6.800 euros so far for fire protection papers and pays 10.000 euros every month to rent space.
If he hadn't received users, he says, he would have been in the red by around 100.000 euros.
Biljana Zekavica states that this home is a surprise for her.
"Usually homes are either on the verge of putting users at risk because of, perhaps, insufficiently safe conditions, because of the quality of service, the staff relationship." This home promises to be a very nice home with quality service when it gets its license," explains the social welfare inspector.
Profit over user welfare
In most illegal homes, profit is above the well-being of users, and housing conditions are on the border of safety and human dignity.
After the work ban, they moved to another address to fool the trail. Biljana Zekavica notes that some of the owners are very persistent and persistent in their intention not to be licensed and that, contrary to the provisions of the law, they illegitimately provide accommodation services.
"Often they forbid the inspection to enter, so we ask for the assistance of the police or a court order to inspect the residential area." We often come back with an unfulfilled task, but we are also persistent. Proceedings have been initiated against them - misdemeanor or criminal, depending on the situation, on the actions taken according to the measures, but we have a few who ignore all our measures," Zekavica points out.
There are not enough inspectors for more frequent inspection, not only of unregistered homes. It is not a rare case that even the legal ones, after obtaining a license, add more beds or reduce the number of employees.
Source: RTS
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