There are 893 carers looking after the elderly in State institutions, 558 of them at St Vincent de Paul Residence.

Social Solidarity Minister Michael Farrugia said in reply to a Parliamentary Question by MP Maria Deguara that there were 335 in the government homes. Of these, 272 were employed by the contractor running the public/private partnerships.

He also said that of the 335, 216 were Maltese.

At St Vincent de Paul, 327 carers are Maltese and 231 - all of whom are employed by a contractor – are foreign.

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