Marilena Galassi
"La visita" - 2001

Home visiting is the first way the Community of Sant� Egidio can express solidarity towards those who are mentally disabled, a visit which involves also the whole family.
The visit is an answer to solitude, it fills the empty day and interrupts the monotony. It expresses a personal relationship which is faithful and continuous and which is not interrupted even if there is a change of residence or the disabled person is put into a Home.

Friendship with the mentally impaired is expressed through support in the difficulties of daily life, in particular:

• care of the person and his or her accommodation
• accompanying the patient to the doctor
• assistance in hospital
• help in applying for disability allowances
• protection of the person�s rights
• help in finding employment, both at the Employment agency and regarding specific jobs in the public or private sector
• request for social and health services for the disabled
• socialization through recreation, meetings, excursions and summer holidays

At home

The holiday