“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 […]
How is the property of the elderly protected in nursing homes?A break-in at the reception of a nursing home for the elderly in Maribor, a missing wallet, a fur coat, jewelry, and a toiletry bag. These are some of the stolen items reported by relatives at various nursing homes in Ljubljana. The media Preiskovalno.si reported
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
On a late January morning, the phone rings. The voice on the other end breaks into sobs: “Please, come, help. An elderly man has been bedridden for four months, lying in his excrement. He has no one. He’s alone, completely alone. Save him, save his life.” The cameraman and I get into the car and
