The Boarding House A1 "Thalpos Kalamata" operates in the Adult Mental Health Services of Messinia and has a capacity of fifteen (15) beds of long stay and four (4) beds of transitional hospitality.
The Boarding House accommodates adults with severe mental disorders and serious psychosocial problems or people with mental retardation and secondary mental disorders, aged between 56 and 91 years old.
Evaluation - Integration in the Boarding School
Receiving a transition request from a competent M.P.E.
Examination of the accompanying file (psychiatric, medical & social history)
Carrying out the necessary integration procedures
Comprehensive medical care programme
Psychiatric assessment and monitoring
Systematic monitoring by a general practitioner
Daily nursing care and pharmaceutical coverage
Systematic programme of medical examinations based on medical orders
Management of individualised medical interventions and rehabilitation programmes where required
Personalised nutrition programme
Psychosocial rehabilitation
Preparation of individualised care and rehabilitation plans
Individual therapeutic sessions
Psychosocial support and psychoeducation groups
Meeting social welfare needs
Occupational therapy, Drama therapy - Dance therapy - Music therapy
Reconnection programme / contact with the family
Skills recovery and cultivation programmes (creative activity groups, cooking, singing, etc.)
Programmes for the acquisition and cultivation of social skills/organised socialisation programme (attending theatre performances, cinema, sports events, exhibitions, festivals, shopping trips, etc.)
Development and promotion of professional skills and promotion in employment, where feasible
Participation in daily life and leisure activities
Organisation of events and festive programmes
Cooperation of the Boarding House with other institutions for the enrichment of the rehabilitation and social reintegration program of the residents
Daily living
Personal hygiene
Personal care of a tenant
Personal space care
Other boarding house care - domestic work
Preparation of meals
Information & awareness actions
Psycho-educational actions of informal and professional carers
Mental health prevention & promotion groups
Networking and cooperation with services/bodies
Conducting workshops, events, communication campaigns
Development of methodological tools, guidelines and dissemination of good practices
