Sanitas residential light of Estella obtains the accreditation Center free of fasteners.

-Sanitas Residencial began a new policy of fixtures in 2011 and Luz de Estella is the second centre of the company in Navarra to obtain this distinction

– since the beginning of the project, the number of residents with fasteners that live in centres of the company has decreased to less than 8%

Estella (Navarra), January 2013.- Sanitas Residencial Estella light has received on the morning of last Friday the accreditation Center free of fasteners ” that he has been awarded the Spanish Confederation of organizations of olderCEOMA. It is the second Center of the company that manages this accreditation in the Foral community of Navarre.

Sanitas Residencial light of Estella, Esther Pinillos, principal has received accreditation from the hands of the Chief Executive of social policies of the Government of Navarra, Iñigo Alli, the Mayoress of Estella, Begoña Ganuza, and member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Confederation of organization of olderCEOMA, and the Spanish Confederation of associations of relatives of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (CEAFA), Maribel Perea. The Act has also counted with the presence of the director-general of Sanitas Residencial, Domènec Crosas.

This accreditation is a recognition to the project by a residence without fasteners ” that launched Sanitas Residencial Estella light and that it has managed to eliminate the use of fasteners and change the philosophy of care of the residence. The output of this program is that 94 residents who used ties in the Center, at present none needs them.

Sanitas Residencial light of Estella, Esther Pinillos, principal has highlighted that from the beginning, the work presented complex due, in large part, that 60% of the residents of this Center required in your every day of this type of mechanisms ”. Pinillos has thanked the support and involvement of each of the employees of the Centre ”, a key factor for the achievement of this certification.

the CEO of Sanitas Residencial, Domènec Crosas, has had an impact in that after more than two years of work and research of Sanitas Residencial has managed to 12 Sanitas residential centres are already centres free of fasteners with CEOMA. Also, five residences have completed certification as centres not subject of releases GER and eleven more centres in advanced process of reduction of the pylons ”. Thanks to the new policy, the number of residents with fasteners that living in the centres of the company has decreased from a 22 percent to less than 8 percent, when the prevalence in Spain exceeds 30% ”, has highlighted.

For the vowel of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Confederation of organization of older, CEOMA, Maribel Perea, is essential to residential centres to adopt such measures and has praised the Royal Decree adopted by the Foral community of Navarre which regulates the use of physical and pharmacological fasteners in the institutionalized elderly.

For its part, the Councillor of social policies of the Government of Navarra, Iñigo Alli, has shown its conviction that these new practices will dignify and improve the quality of life for many seniors with dependence, and sick. Also, assured unconditional support of counseling that leads ” to this type of initiatives.

Sanitas Residencial bet by a residence without fasteners ” Sanitas Residencial began in early 2011 a program of streamlining and elimination of fasteners in all its centres, by a residence without fasteners ”. It is a project which is intended to preserve the dignity and protect the integrity of residents by offering them the best services and care throughout the different phases of his life.

The use of fasteners in its time was intended to prevent situations of risk in certain types of patients. However, with the passage of time has shown that their use poses some problems, and it diminishes the quality of life of the person: ulcers by pressure, incontinence, disorders, behavioural, immobility, muscle atrophy, etc.

For Sanitas Residencial, fasteners are not a therapeutic alternative. For this reason, it was launched this program that aims to eliminate fasteners in all centres of Sanitas Residencial medium-term.

The method of work established by Sanitas includes training for all staff, and a multi-disciplinary action plan. Firstly is carried out is an exhaustive analysis of the situation of each person because that diversity of cases requires pre-planning to determine what consequences has been the use of fasteners and what will be the effects of its disposal.

Once the attachments have been removed, a follow-up is conducted to assess whether the person needs additional aid as custom physiotherapy, non-pharmacological therapies, withdrawal of neuroleptic medication or the acquisition of expertise such as motion sensors or falls.

The project by a residence without fastening ” has shown that getting all the benefits of the Elimination of the pylons, it has not increased the number of falls that suffer the residents and kept in the figure of those who have more serious, such as fractures or skull-Encephalic trauma consequences. Even found that in workplaces without fasteners atmosphere calm, gentle, where both residents and workers feel comfortable. A change of culture that includes customization of the resident care.

Program participated in all staff of Sanitas Residencial, from caregivers and technicians to the management of the centres, and has counted with the support of the families that have been promptly informed about the keys to the project and the different phases of the same.