Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a healthcare free zone along with VITA, a UAE-based healthcare investment company, have signed an agreement to be the first centre in the UAE specialising in healthcare services for the elderly.
The VITA Elderly Care Complex will be operated through VITA Care and will target elderly Emiratis and expatriates aged 65 and above.
The facility will offer services including the outpatient geriatric medical centre, long term nursing home care, Alzheimer's centre, elderly daycare centre, rehabilitation facility, ventilated care centre, home care centre and home health monitoring.
The centre will become the hub for geriatric care in Dubai, once completed.
Abdullah Al Gurg, VITA Chairman said, “Specialised medical care and non-clinical services for the elderly are currently not available at optimum capacity in the UAE. Addressing the needs of an ageing population is both a moral imperative and an essential service in the continuum of care. As Dubai continues to provide leading healthcare services to its population, we believe that there is a vital and unmet need for elderly care that must be addressed. This is ever more evident in a post-COVID-19 world where the elderly have been one of the most impacted and vulnerable sections of society. Through the establishment of VITA Care, our aim is to place Dubai as a regional and global leader in this critical area of medical and pastoral care for the elderly.”