Committee for Labor, Employment and Social Protection: 47 substitute families are operating in the Vitebsk region, providing social services to 47 incapacitated citizens.

In the Vitebsk region, there are 47 substitute families, where 47 incapacitated citizens receive social services.

A substitute family is a form of life arrangement for adult incapacitated citizens living together and managing a common household with another individual. It is a good alternative to institutional forms of social services. It allows lonely elderly people and disabled individuals to live in their familiar home environment for as long as possible, cared for by families.

In a substitute family, a lonely person receives the necessary care and attention. The caregiver can work or study, provided it does not compromise the care for the ward.

In 20 substitute families, based on the decision of local executive and administrative bodies, the caregiver receives remuneration for providing care to lonely disabled individuals of Group I who have lost the ability to self-care.