Functions and activities in the Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation - Banja Bansko
The main activities and functions of the Institute are nursing, taking care, rehabilitation and education of people with physical disabilities. The residents in the Institute are different in many aspects, thus they are divided in few groups in order to attain better functioning of the Institute:
Division according to the sex of the residents:
Males and Females
Division according to the age of the residents:
First group: 6-12 years of age (residents in primary school)
Second group: 12-18 years of age(adolescents)
Third group: 18-25 years of age (coming of age)
Forth group: 25-40 years of age (early adulthood)
Fifth group: 40-60 years of age (middle adulthood)
Sixth group: 60 until death (late adulthood)
Division according to the nationality of the residents:
Macedonians, Albanians, Turks, Romanies and others
The residents in the Institute are diagnosed with various conditions and the most frequent diagnoses are: Cerebral paralysis, Paraplegia, Paralysis in children, Progressive muscular dystrophy, Multiple sclerosis etc.
This means that sometimes there are some difficulties in our work and to maintain normal, efficient and smooth operation, the Institute has several departments:
Residential area
The residential area is situated on the upper floor of the old building and two floors of the new one. It has many premises: bedrooms, a living room, an entertainment room, bathrooms, a kitchen and a dining room. You can read more about the residential area by clicking here.
Department for primary school and education
In the Institute an organized education for primary school is held according to the plan and program for education established in the Republic of Macedonia, but in some cases because of the disabilities of the residents, the educating material is reduced. At the moment 10 students are part of the primary school. The classes are held by teachers, pedagogue and defectologist-educator in modern classrooms and cabinets.
Medical Department
The medical department provides complete health care, nursing and rehabilitation for every resident. This is accomplished with a primary doctor who visits the residents three times a week. He constantly keeps track of the resident's health condition and sends them to a doctor-specialist if necessary. In some cases the Institute hires a specialist-physiologist for a professional opinion and performing physical therapy that is part of the rehabilitation program.
The physical therapy performed in the Institute includes:
- electrotherapy
- kinesiotherapy
- hand massage and electromassage
- paraffin therapy
The purpose of this kind of rehabilitation is to keep the psychic and physical condition of the resident's active, to fight against decubitus and contacture and to develop new movements for the young residents.
General Department
This department takes care for the hygiene in the whole Institute, the food supplies and the hygiene supplies. It also pays attention to the proper packing of the food and the preparation of meals. The meals are prepared by two chefs in a modern kitchen.
The administrative-accounting work is executed in this department as well.
Department for professional and working qualification
This department consists of all the professional staff in the Institute that takes care of the psychic condition of residents. This qualified staff includes: psychologist, social worker, sociologolist, defectologist, pedagogue, physical therapist... This teams constantly works with the residents on their rehabilitation, socialization, mental condition, education, exceeding confrontation, stress etc. There are some problems with the residents because of the isolated society where the residents live in. Our staff tries to help the residents and make their lives easier by talk, various suggestions, interviews and many other techniques that help through the increasment of their self-respect and the maintenance of an environment which is suitable to live in.
