Our Purpose

The Association for Establishing and Supporting Nursing Homes is a non-profit civil society organization, operating on a voluntary basis. Its mission is to ensure that elderly individuals' taking into account their financial situations?can meet all their needs under suitable conditions and spend the final stage of their lives in a manner befitting human dignity.

According to Article 5 of our Charter, the purpose of our Association is as follows:

Purpose of the Association Article 5 The Association is established to create institutions named "Nursing Home," "Care Home," or "Day Care Home" to provide care for elderly individuals and to manage these institutions through paid and/or voluntary personnel appointed by the authorized bodies of the Association. The aims are as follows:

1. To raise awareness about the status, importance, challenges, needs, expectations, and health of elderly individuals in society, and to promote concern and sensitivity towards the elderly through educational and informative initiatives;
2. To secure the well-being and future of elderly individuals?or those not technically elderly but who require constant care and support due to premature aging, solitude, or lack of relatives?by addressing their problems either in the Association?s established or future nursing homes, or in their own residences, under supervision and management;
3. To provide or ensure the provision of care to these individuals in an environment suited to their upbringing, level of knowledge and experience, and psychological, physical, and cognitive characteristics?within a family-like, dignified atmosphere?under conditions appropriate to their financial situation;
4. To supervise, assess, rehabilitate, and ensure adequate attention to individuals in care, either in nursing homes or in their own homes, through staff, members, volunteers, and responsible bodies of the Association;
5. To develop projects enabling the application of internationally developed policies and standards for the improvement and diversification of social services for the elderly within the country;
6. To monitor and, where possible, support studies in the fields of geriatrics and gerontology;
7. To engage in or support activities aimed at improving the knowledge and expertise of personnel employed in elderly care;
8. To identify and assist, proactively and without requiring application, elderly thinkers, writers, scientists, and artists who have contributed to the country?s intellectual, scientific, and artistic heritage but are in need of support;
9. To monitor and support disadvantaged individuals who cannot be admitted to nursing homes due to the Association?s financial limitations, limited capacity, or the specific circumstances of those in need; to provide social assistance within available means; to engage affiliated organizations in addressing their issues; and to refer them to other institutions when necessary;
10. To develop and promote alternative models of care?including home-based care?with the aim of increasing the dignity and quality of life of elderly individuals in society;
11. To conduct or support research, development, and standardization related to products and services required for meeting the needs of the elderly;
12. To provide economic and social support to severely incapacitated or impoverished elderly individuals who are unable to work.