Retiree Kristina Is Approaching 85 – Help Exists on Paper, Not in Reality Kristina, a retiree, she is nearing her 85th birthday. She considers herself an active older woman, yet openly admits that the ailments of old age have begun to take their toll. She would already need some assistance with more demanding daily tasks, […]
“What they do to the residents is inhumane. They are treated roughly — verbally, physically, and mentally. What I experienced broke me to the core of my dignity,” says a former employee of the Dom Janeza Krstnika care home in Ljubljana, run by the Trnovo parish priest Anton Kompare, who she claims also broke her
For almost two months, retired Branko Lukačič lived in fear—wondering whether he would even survive this winter after Slovenia’s Financial Administration (FURS) fined him heavily for helping his half-blind friend. Even though he received no payment, neither money nor goods, the state classified his good deed as undeclared (illegal) work. Inspectors did not catch him
More Than 20,000 People Reside in Care Homes. Slovenia has a national network of care homes, most of which were built between 1970 and 1990. Older buildings, constructed before the introduction of modern building standards, may not meet today’s fire and seismic safety requirements. From a fire safety perspective, nursing homes are high-risk facilities, as
Nevenka Mihelčič Semolič recounts everything she experienced during visits to her mother, Cecilija Avanzo, at the Janez Krstnik Home in Trnovo, Ljubljana, under the leadership of priest Anton Kompare. She documented her mother’s wounds and injuries with photographs. The Chamber also found multiple irregularities. Meanwhile, the police have already forwarded the report on suspected abuse
In 2023, the European Union had approximately 448.8 million residents, of whom 95.6 million were aged 65 or older. According to Eurostat, the proportion of people aged 65 and over in the EU has increased over the last two decades, rising from 16.2 % in 2003 to 21.3% in 2023. In Slovenia, this growth has
