BE-Madeira came forward today to demand that the Regional Government clarify how many of the 329 new beds for the elderly, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan, will be effectively social vacancies protocoled with Social Security and how many will be operated by the private sector. The party expressed concern about the lack of transparency in the distribution of these vacancies.
With the reprogramming of the PRR, 52.1 million euros of investment is planned for a total of 582 vacancies in nursing homes in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. However, only 329 of these vacancies are effectively new, with the remaining 253 corresponding to beds that already existed in institutions.
BE-Madeira believes it is essential that there is clarity about the public or private nature of each of the vacancies created within the scope of this investment, considering that the elderly population of the region has growing needs for adequate social responses. The party alerts to the importance of ensuring that European funds effectively contribute to the expansion of the public care network for the elderly.
