Description
This projects aims at improving the health care for elderly, chronically-ill or dependent persons through the extension and modernization of the rehabilitation and long-term care wards in Pleszew Medical Center. The key elements of the project include the development and retrofitting of medical equipment in the rehabilitation unit, the adaptation of premises for the long-term care unit to the provision of the additional equipment, and therapeutic programs and training for medical staff and caretakers. The project will carry out the following main activities: development of a rehabilitation ward and the purchase of medical equipment, the adaptation of a long-term care ward and the purchase of medical equipment, therapeutic programs, and training aimed at improving the competence of medical staff and caregivers. The target groups that will benefit from the project are chronically-ill patients at Pleszew Medical Center, elderly people or dependents over the age of 60, as well as the medical staff, families and caregivers of the patients, and the community of the county as a whole.
Summary of project results
Target groups of the project are: - PCM patients – chronically-ill, elderly or dependent over 60 years of age, living mainly Pleszew District and neighboring districts that will benefit from outpatient, stationary and home care, rehabilitation and diagnostic tests, therapeutic and educational programmes, as well as infrastructure; - medical staff that is expected to increase the substantive and practical knowledge related to geriatric patient care and the needs of the elderly and dependent acquired through adequate training; - families and caregivers of chronically-ill patients and dependents, as well as the community of the county, which, through an educational campaign will gain knowledge of the problems associated with an ageing population and psychosocial functioning of the elderly, the chronically-ill and dependent. The biggest target group will be the elderly above 60 years Impact area of the project is Pleszew District and neighboring districts is the area of rural areas and small / medium-sized cities. Within the project were implemented: - extension and retrofitting medical equipment Rehabilitation Ward, - adaptation of premises for the Long-Term Care Ward and providing additional equipment; - therapeutic programs and improving of the competence of medical staff and caregivers.
Summary of bilateral results