On the occasion of 21 September, World Alzheimer's Day, NGO Futura (Podgorica, Montenegro), together with the Public Institution Centers for Social Work from Nikšić, Plužine and Šavnik, came together on the main square in Nikšić to promote a recently-opened day care centre for people with dementia. This centre opened in mid-June this year and has space for 15 users (currently, they already have 6 users).
The centre, which is located in the Nikšić settlement of Duklo, has two psychologists, a nurse, a caregiver and a driver who drives service users from their places of residence to the centre and back. It is open on weekdays from 7 am to 3 pm and the service is free. Users have access to psychological and social support and there is a counselling centre for them and their family members, who in some cases need it the most. One hot meal and refreshments during the day are provided for the centre users.
NGO Futura is partnering with the Nikšić Center for Social Work in the project which set up this day care centre for people with dementia. As well as promoting this new centre, the Capital Podgorica showed solidarity with NGO Futura's campaign to provide support to people with dementia, by lighting the Millennium Bridge in purple., sending a message of support to people fighting the disease, as it has done in previous years.
