The palliative care service will now be offered at the San José Residence in Fgura, with the aim of continuing to increase the services offered to the elderly in this residence. This was announced by the Parliamentary Secretary for Active Aging Malcolm Paul Agius Galea.
During a visit he made to Dar San Ļużepp, the Parliamentary Secretary explained how during the last few years, the palliative care service continued to be extended so that now we are seeing that this residence starts to offer this service.
Parliamentary Secretary Agius Galea explained how palliative care had been launched as a pilot study at Dar Residenzjali tal-Mtarfa in April 2022 and had been extended to a number of other homes. He explained how palliative care is given to residents who are suffering from a chronic condition and have reached the last stage, as well as those who are suffering from cardiovascular disease, cancer, major organ failure, tuberculosis for which there is no cure. , severe burns, acute trauma, or extreme frailty of old age.
The Parliamentary Secretary explained how with the introduction of this palliative care service in residential homes, it is also being avoided that elderly residents are transferred to hospitals for this care. “The main aim of palliative care is to improve the quality of life of the residents. As a government we are continuing to invest in the care that we want to see continue to be offered to the elderly in our country with the aim of continuing to offer a better quality of life”, concluded Parliamentary Secretary Agius Galea.
There are currently seven residents in the San Đuzepp Residence who will benefit from this treatment. Training was given to 17 nurses and 58 carers who work inside this residential home and medical equipment was purchased to be used during this treatment.
