Sanitas Residencial, winning Prize La Unió management innovation for their project by a few residences without fasteners.

-Recognition has been awarded by the Asociación empresarial La Unió as a sample of the work done by Sanitas Residencial innovation of the services it offers its residents

– by a residence without fastening ” has as main objective the Elimination of the use of these mechanisms in all centres Sanitas Residencial

MadridDecember 2012.- Sanitas Residencial has been awarded recognition for innovation in health care management to the person in the third edition of the awards for innovation in management which gives La Unió, Business Association of sanitary and social entities.

The project by a residence without fasteners ”, launched at the beginning of 2011, has been the main reason for La Unió to grant this award to Sanitas Residencial.

It is a plan which aims to eliminate the use of fasteners in 40 centres of the company to preserve the dignity and protect the integrity of residents by offering them the best services and care throughout the different phases of the life of people.

Pedro Cano, technical director and organization of Sanitas Residencial, picked up the award (third by the left).

Thus, Sanitas Residencial wanted to share his experience as it is feasible to eliminate physical attachments in residences of different dimension, levels of dependency and different communities and at the same time achieve a maintenance and in some cases reduced the number of falls suffered by the residents, as well as the number of those who have more serious consequences.

Currently, twelve centers of Sanitas Residencial have already done accreditation by the Spanish Confederation of organizations of older – CEOMA – as free of ties and five more have completed certification as centers not holding free GER. In addition, ten more centres in advanced process of reduction of the pylons, way of their elimination.

Awards La Unió to Innovació en Gestió respond to the desire to recognize and put in value the work of health and social organizations to apply innovations in management of their institutions, highlight the value in the management of people and reward innovations that are translated and have a positive impact on outcomes for citizens.