The Department for the Welfare of Senior Citizens provides universal municipal services and offers a wide range of solutions tailored to the diverse needs of the city's senior citizens (women aged 64 and above and men aged 67 and above).

The department aims to improve the quality of life of senior citizens, help them maintain their independence as much as possible, remain in the community while encouraging participation in existing community responses. Care is taken to establish and provide care, counselling and support services to senior citizens and their families at life junctures, in resolving issues arising from age-related crises, illness, decline in income, changes in family relationships and family status.

At the same time, the department is responsible for initiating, establishing and developing new programmes while creating strategic, organisational and professional partnerships with relevant and complementary departments, organisations, associations and government ministries, with an emphasis on programmes designed to alleviate loneliness.

Consulting and support services

The department provides Consulting, guidance and support services  of social workers

Assisting senior citizens and their families in various life situations

Tel. Secretariat 08-6205157/8

Risk Prevention Unit:

The department employs social workers who are responsible for Protecting senior citizens From situations of harm and exploitation. Tel. For inquiries, contact Orit Goldenberg at 08-6205141.

Support groups for family carers

Ora Lipschitz 08-6205152

Social clubs

Throughout the city of Be'er Sheva, there are social clubs designed for senior citizens to help them if they encounter loneliness, to help them form social connections, to integrate socially, and to exercise physically. These clubs are scattered throughout the city and provide a wonderful social framework for the city's elderly residents (Hebrew, Russian and Spanish).

Tel. For inquiries, please contact Gali Saban at 08-6205163.

Day centres

In addition to the social clubs that exist throughout the city, the Department for Senior Citizens' Welfare also enables visits to day centres designed for less independent senior citizens and assists them in their daily functioning. 

Among the services offered at the day centres are:

• Transportation services for senior citizens with mobility issues, hot meals
• Swimming, a wide range of interesting social activities

Supportive communities

Today, there are six support communities operating in the city, providing a sense of security to senior citizens living in their own homes.
As part of the programme, senior citizens receive various services such as: connection to an emergency button, medical services and a neighbourhood father, who helps with minor repairs. In addition, a variety of social activities are organised.

 Community services for Holocaust survivors

Trips, Friday club

And activities for homebound individuals

Orit Rachovitz Tel. 08-6205171

Programmes to alleviate loneliness

The department develops programmes to alleviate loneliness in the community and software for homebound individuals..