Stationary social welfare facilities in 2023
A A AIn the country there were 2 138 stationary social welfare facilities, which had 132.6 thousand places in total. 121.9 thousand residents stayed in stationary social welfare facilities, including 60.5 thousand women.
Social assistance houses accounted for 42.3% of all stationary social welfare facilities operating at the end of 2023. Establishments ensuring 24–hour care for disabled persons, chronic patients or elderly persons within the scope of economic activity or their statutory activity accounted for 30.5% and hostels for homeless persons for 14.2%. Family–based assistance houses, community self–help centres (with round–the–clock available places), houses for mothers with children under age and pregnant women, night shelters and other centres jointly accounted for 13.0% of all facilities.