The ORPEA Loreto Residence is already a clamp-free center. with her, they are 22 residences of the ORPEA Ibérica Group distributed among the Communities of Madrid, Aragon, Castilla La Mancha, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Andalusia, Murcia and the Valencian Community, which consider the restraints as elements of risk for its residents.
The ORPEA Loreto Residence is an example of the good work of the group in the residences acquired after the merger with the old Sanyres. In the specific case of Loreto, residence has gone decreasing the restraints of its residents thanks to the excellent work of the professionals of the center.
This Madrid residence had 13% restraints in January 2017, a percentage that has been eliminated up to the current 0.00% at the end of November, when the fixture-free center target was reached. And it is that the policy of ORPEA bet firmly for the removal of fasteners in their centers, a measure for the benefit of their residents both on a physical and psychological level.
The short-term goal of the group is convert all its centers into residences free of restraints, since from ORPEA restraints are considered elements of risk for residents. A task that has its starting point in the medical team trainingwhich has constant training courses at its disposal to learn the keys to work and internalize the way of acting.
The removal of fasteners only brings benefits
This is how all the centers of the group, including those that belonged to Sanyres, are experiencing a rapid decrease in the rate of restraints, with a wide range of residences close to achieving their total elimination.
“We can talk about improvements in mobility, coordination and balance. In addition, they decrease pressure ulcersimproves the intestinal transit and therefore his nutritionand psychologically, in the case of people with greater cognitive impairment, it allows these residents feel more free within a protected spaceexplains the care director of the group, Victoria Perez.
The objective of will be to continue increasing the number of Centers free of restraints. A process that attends to detailed studies of each resident. As Victoria Pérez points out, “Every subjection that has been withdrawn has been preceded by a interdisciplinary individual assessment of each resident. Only then is it possible to remove restraints on residents. A trend in continuous progression that seeks the physical and psychological improvement of all people who still have some type of restraint.