23. 7. 2024

At the Ljubljana Vič Rudnik Retirement Home - Bokalce Unit (DSO Bokalce), the social inspection, which is primarily responsible for oversight in homes, has concluded an inspection related to allegations of inadequate care and treatment of residents. And what is the summary of the eight-month investigation, for which we have been seeking answers weekly on our portal? In one word: dismal. Does anyone even care about the distress and suffering of the elderly? Is it acceptable to place the elderly in scalding water, change their medications, and choke them with a foreign denture in their mouths? Even the Medical Chamber did not find any errors. Are the responsible institutions covering for each other? However, the Police took the complaint more seriously and filed a criminal charge due to justified suspicions of a violent crime.

16. 6. 2024

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 drive to the heart of the picturesque Karst landscape with its vast forests. Kočevje, located 100 km from the capital, is a small town in the southeast of the country with barely 8,000 inhabitants.

5. 5. 2024

Children need tenderness, touch, affection, shelter and protection. But what about the elderly? This year, as never before, we have seen an alarming increase in media reports of acts of violence against the elderly, but nothing is being done. It's as if nothing shocks us anyone anymore. Have computer screens and social media led us to a kind of indifference and habituation rather than sensitivity towards the world?

4. 3. 2024

After a four-month agony during which he was powerless and confined to bed, Andrej from Kočevje managed to stand on his own feet and take a few steps independently around his apartment.

13. 2. 2024

After we published Andrej’s story, local authorities discovered four more cases of neglected and overlooked residents in the municipality of Kočevje. Will anyone be held accountable for neglecting the care of Andrej, who was bedridden for four months, unwashed, in pain, and without proper care?

29. 1. 2024

Rescue operation for 59-year-old Andrej from Kočevje is underway. Will a solution be found for him after four months of agony?