Zavod Medgeneracijsko središče Komenda

Founded in 2007, Zavod Medgeneracijsko središče Komenda is a non-governmental organisation based in Komenda, Slovenia working on elderly care, community development.

Zavod Medgeneracijsko središče Komenda (ZMSK) is a non-profit institute in the Komenda municipality, Slovenia, established in 2007. It provides social care at home under a municipal concession, including household help, personal care and social contact support for older people and families caring for them. It runs a day-care programme for older people at the Krekovo središče, in partnership with the Anton Trstenjak Institute for Gerontology and Intergenerational Living. Its wider work promotes intergenerational solidarity and quality ageing through volunteer programmes, computer literacy courses for older people, intergenerational walks and storytelling events, and dementia-friendly services. The organisation works with the municipality of Komenda, which is part of the WHO Age-friendly Cities and Communities network, and draws on national and EU co-funding for some projects. Its founding purpose is social care for older people, intergenerational coexistence and the development of gerontological knowledge.