The Amavir La Gavia residence for the elderly, located in the Ensanche de Vallecas in the city of Madrid, has just opened its doors. It is a 138-bed center that offers all the comforts and attention to the elderly and dependent people, with the aim of making them feel at home.
Located at Avenida del Mayorazgo number 14, this new center in Amavir, run by Maria Vazquezhas an area of about 6,700 square meters and has rooms dedicated to activities and care for residents (gym, medical and nursing offices, occupational therapy, psychology, library, kitchen, hairdresser…).
Amavir La Gavia has a total of 114 rooms (90 of them singles and 24 doubles), which are spread over different independent living unitsin each of which will reside around 20 people, with its own living room and dining room.
Amavir La Gavia offers 138 residential beds distributed in a total of 114 rooms
With this structure, it is sought that in each module lives people with health conditions or similar characteristics, which facilitates better adaptation and care by professionals and a more personalized follow-up. One of those modules is specialized in people with Alzheimer’s and other types of severe dementias. All rooms have their own endowment of adapted furniture and geriatric bathroombut they can be decorated to suit the residents with their personal belongings if they wish.
The residence offers permanent and also temporary stays (respite for relatives, convalescence, rehabilitation…). From an architectural point of view, design and material measures have been taken to achieve the highest levels of sound insulation and maximum energy efficiency.
A care model to meet the needs of each resident
As in the rest of the Amavir centers, and with the aim of meeting the individual needs of each resident, the residential care model has been implemented in this new Madrid residence “”based on give visibility to the elderly person who needs accompaniment during this period of his life, conditioning the environment according to his indications, so that he has the opportunity to feel at home. By this method, it is avoid a break in the life path of the personoffering him continuity, favoring what he values and keeping him as the protagonist of his care process.
Thus, this care model allows the older person continue to do what they want or what motivates them, thus maintaining their illusions and dreams. In this way, this decides the type of care and accompaniment what you want and the residence is organized to support you in your welfare needs; which is achieved through basic principles such as individuality, intimacy and empowerment.
Thanks to this residential care model, residents have their own Individualized Care Planwhich will be carried out during their admission and which is periodically reviewed in collaboration with the families so that each resident receives the care they need, while preventing, maintaining and improving their state of health, enhancing their autonomy and slowing down deterioration.
residence number 21 of Amavir in the Community of Madrid, where it already has a total of 3,489 beds, which consolidates it as one of the leading chains in care for the elderly and dependency in the region.
In the whole of Spain, Amavir already manages some 8,000 places (between residential and day centers) which will shortly be 43, since the company is finalizing the opening of its new residence in Ciudad Real.