specific needs of children and elderly left behind as a ... - IOM Moldova

Normative aspects
Still providing private social services represents a problem as it is not
covered by a necessary legal framework. Additionally, people’s attitude
towards such kind of services is for the moment negative. Thus,
even if Moldovan citizens are ready to provide such services abroad
they are not prepared to do this at home in the Republic of Moldova.
Therefore, ensuring a legal framework for providing private social
services to the elderly left behind would solve problems related to the
accessibility of these social services and their quality.
Recommendations for amendments to the Law mentioned above would
lead to the change of status of community social workers in charge
of social policy implementation at the community level. Hence, the
social worker becomes the main decision-maker in the community
in coordinating the social services provision for helpless elderly people
and by other social partners as private organizations, representatives of
civil society and volunteers.
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