The British Residents Association (BRS) of occupied Cyprus and the Association for the Rights of the Elderly and Mental Health are calling for the urgent enactment and implementation of a new "law" for nursing homes in the occupied territories that will regulate the standards that these homes must meet.
According to the GTP, in a joint statement, the two organizations also call for the monitoring of the practical implementation of this "law" by the bodies of the "state".
The report notes that Turkish Cypriots and foreigners living in the occupied territories do not have access to quality elderly care and health services.
It is also reported that foreign seniors also have a language problem and especially when they lose their spouse they do not receive the care and interest they need and so most foreign seniors, because they have no other choice, are forced to seek the services of caregivers who are not registered and have been blacklisted.
According to the announcement, due to the fact that they do not know the language, foreign elderly people are not accepted in some nursing homes and therefore are forced to stay in private hospitals at high cost.
The announcement notes that according to their estimates, 14-16.000 Britons live in the occupied territories.