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Last week the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer and other dementias, AFAD, held a meeting to deal with various issues, including information regarding a meeting with the Mayor of Jumilla Francisco Abellán and Social Policy Council Member Mariana Gomez talked about the future that the Day Centre is being built in Upper Stone Street in the locality.
On this meeting, the association include "the willingness that exists by the municipality in terms of the operationalization of the Day Centre."
Similarly, with the councilman of Social Policy discussed the needs of the future center on the provision of furniture, personal, exercise equipment geriatric, etc.
AFAD added that "from the local administration has us in mind for any step taken on the Day Center Alzheimer specific, pending a meeting in Murcia with the general director of the Office of Unit, which has invited to attend in order to see possible ways to fund the center, while the council is doing a study on the economic viability if local government could handle alone. "
Also at the meeting reported on the formation of self-help group.
Concerning these groups were qualified that the number of family members of Alzheimer patients eligible for them is limited to a maximum of eight.
The timing of these coincide with the school year and sessions would be an hour or hour and a half one day a week, presumably always Tuesday or Thursday morning.
Be avoided in the same group more than one family attend the same patient, to avoid misunderstandings.
Any member who wishes to belong to these groups, you must go through the Health Center and make an appointment with Mari Carmen Carrión, Social Worker of the same, to carry out a first contact and interview before the order for the social worker, value the anguish that the family says, it set the date and can begin work.
As for upcoming events in the Assembly was recalled on Thursday 28 October at 19.00 hours in the classroom culture of the CAM, will conduct a talk on Alzheimer's disease that made members of this association, namely Mari Carmen Cruz, Psychologist of the Center for Senior Day, Immaculate Vázquez, Social Worker UTS Fortuna Fina Rosa Maria Torres and Smith, the latter two caregivers of Alzheimer's patients, people living daily with family members affected by the disease.
It was also envisages a further discussion on the 'Law Unit', a very important issue because, as indicated from the association, "all persons who wish to apply for financial aid or Day Centre Residence, should be previously assessed. Perhaps this talk will be given by staff of the Centre of Social Services, they being those who are responsible for processing, people remaining to be determined and day. "
In November there is provided a living for the members of this association and supporters who want to follow, which will be a walking motion, along with two other sports associations, by "Gargantón" Jumilla place of easy access and low difficulty for our family can join us, including the smallest, and which ends sharing a wine and lunch together.
There is also provided for the screening of a film about Alzheimer's disease and is in contact with the psychiatrist Francisco Crespo, part of the medical team that advises the association, so that soon the psychologist can perform Minimental Test, which Today is the most reliable detection of cognitive impairment, and that can happen at our headquarters, on Thursday afternoon, but by observing certain parameters so you can access it, such as age.
All with the sole intention of performing the test that we can yield reliable results.
From AFAD say that if anyone wants to meet with the social worker or psychologist in private, can apply on our phone, or go to our store.
Remember also that they have Christmas lottery, with the number 26,978.
Finally, we discussed the need for new members sympathetic to the cause and all those who are most directly involved with it, and that unity is strength and any ideas and help is always welcome.
The quota is 25 per year that can be done effectively in a partnership that has opened in Cajamurcia.
The association has a telephone number 639 70 28 67 and the seat in the Socio-Cultural Centre 'Roque Baños', particularly in the 4 th floor, room "The Pines".
The public opening hours are Monday mornings from 11:00 to 12:30 and afternoons from 16:30 to 18:00 hours on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:30 in the morning and from 16:30 to 18:00 hours in the afternoon, and Wednesday from 11:00 to 12:30 in the mornings and afternoons from 16:30 to 18:00 hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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