Nursing Home for the Elderly – Lixouri Charity Foundation
Construction
- YEAR OF GRANT
2014 - CATEGORYSOCIAL WELFARE
- ORGANIZATION LOCATIONLixouri, Kefalonia
- GRANT LOCATIONLixouri, Kefalonia
- ORGANIZATION WEBSITEwww.girokomeio-lixouriou.gr
For the reconstruction of the Nursing Home for the Elderly – Lixouri Charity Foundation, which was severely damaged by the devastating earthquake which struck Kefalonia in January 2014.
The Nursing Home provides shelter, food and medical care for up to 45 elderly people. It is the only Old People’s Home in the area of Paliki, Kefalonia’s second largest Municipality, and is a fundamental part of the local infrastructure. The building was originally erected in 1930 with funds from the Vallianeios Endowment.