The IMQ Igurco Araba residence in Vitoria-Gasteiz will increase the number of residential places, going from the current 50 places to a total of 90. This expansion of 40 places occurs after this center has been a key element in the care of the elderly with Covid-19 in Araba/Álava, during the most critical moments of the pandemic.
The extension coincides with the end of the agreement that the residential center had with Osakidetza for the care of long-term chronic patients or those in need of palliative care, and that will allow, after the reform that is currently being carried out in the residence to comply with the most recent regulations, focus exclusively on caring for the elderly.
The IMQ Igurco Araba residence will increase its capacity from 50 to 90 places
And it is that, once the pandemic was overcome, the normality of the center has been completely resumed, including the entirety of its rehabilitation gym, where it develops a relevant activity in its functional recovery unit (URF), a service specialized in people who are overcoming an acute health problem with a potentially recoverable loss of autonomy. In the functional recovery unit of IMQ Igurco Araba, three main types of patients are treated:
- Older people with trauma problemssuch as fractures (hip, pelvis, etc.), which require specific rehabilitation while consolidating the injury and aimed at the recovery of mobility and, therefore, personal autonomy.
- People who have suffered a stroke (stroke), a haemorrhage after a head injury or have undergone surgery for a brain tumor. In these cases, early intervention in cognitive and physical rehabilitation is essential and largely determines the prognosis in the medium and long term.
- Older people who have spent a long convalescence and debilitating (a prolonged hospitalization due to Covid-19, pneumonia or a complicated urine infection, for example).
In all cases, after a rehabilitation period with a personalized plan involving a multidisciplinary team (nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, etc.) led by a geriatrician, the person works constantly to recover the previous level of autonomywith the aim of returning home as soon as possible and in the best health conditions and ability to perform the basic activities of daily life.
The residence It has a team of professionals in Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing Assistants and Sociocultural Animation, as well as administrative staff, customer service and other services.
The center is located in the Salbatierrabide street, 9 from the capital of Vitoria, a residential area close to the university area, the Olarizu park and well connected to the city center. The building has a constructed area of close to 4,000 square meters and has a large terrace and own garden for families and visitors.