Procedures and Services

The Municipal Labor Directorates apply, in the requests that are made for the payment of a nursing home or grandparents' house, the rules for the granting, execution and control established for the rest of the Social Assistance benefits.

With the aim of knowing and verifying the reported situation, the specialist visits the home, interviews the older adult and carries out socio-economic research complemented by the criteria of the community.

The payment of the service has an amount of $ 45.00 per month for each beneficiary, regardless of the type of dining room or unit where they receive the service.

The means of payment used is the checkbook, with coupons corresponding to the months with the right to its enjoyment, which is collected by the beneficiary at the corresponding payment center, being responsible for paying the dining room or unit, the cost of the cash meals.

Requirements:

It is only guaranteed to patients with insufficient income, who cannot receive the specialized medical care they require in their province, with prior certification from the Ministry of Public Health.

Characteristics.

The empowered authority of the Ministry of Public Health presents to the Municipal Labor Directorate, through a substantiated certification, the need to transfer the patient outside their province of residence to receive medical attention.