Given the fact that there are many elderly people in Israel who speak Russian and that people with memory problems may revert to using their mother tongue, MELABEV runs some of its programs in Russian.

In the Southern part of town  the MELABEV Day Care Center operates  a Hebrew speaking and Russian speaking group simultaneously in the same facility. In the Northern part of town the MELABEV Memory Club has been offering a specialized program only for Russian speakers in the early stages of memory dysfunction. A new group just opened in Pisgat Zeev in the afternoon hoursmaking it possible for Russian speakers with more advanced dementia to join our daycare program as well.

Some of the activities for the Russian speakers are conducted together with the Hebrew speaking group such as holiday celebrations and meals. Others are separate. MELABEV also has Russian speaking social workers available to provide support for the family.