Who is the day care unit for?

Providing daily care to a person with dementia or neurotic disorders is not easy. But you can use the help provided by the day care unit. Such departments operate at many clinics and social welfare centers.

Day care unitshave different profiles: psychiatric-geriatric, neurotic disorders or psychiatric-rehabilitation. A referral for stay in the ward is issued by the primary care physician. Treatment usually lasts 12 weeks, and classes are held Monday through Friday, from 8am to 3pm.

Day stay department: advantages

• Each patient - if his or her he alth allows it - participates in gymnastic or other physical activities, uses music therapy and psychotherapy.

A senior's stay in the day ward is also a great relief for family members who can take care of their own affairs at that time. According to the assessments of patients and their families, this form of therapy increases the comfort of life.

Thanks to this, patients become more active and encourage each other to various forms of activity. They also share their observations and feelings. An extremely important part of day hospital therapy is developing a sense of security in patients, who are often terrified by their illness. Information about the disease, conveyed in simple language, helps to control anxiety.

Therapists caring for patients ensure that people, for example those with neurotic disorders, can calm down during classes.

An important rule in such branches is that nobody judges, criticizes or forces anyone to talk about private matters. But most often it happens that with time, closer relationships are formed between patients, which allow them to find their inner balance. Usually, home activities, such as preparing a meal together, improve and re-teach resourcefulness in life.

Therapists caring for patients ensure that people, for example those with neurotic disorders, can calm down during classes.

An important rule in such branches is that nobody judges, criticizes or forces anyone to talk about private matters. But most often it happens that with time, between patients are born closerrelationships that allow them to find their inner balance. Usually, home activities, such as preparing a meal together, improve and re-teach resourcefulness in life.

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