ASB trained IDC nurses in Serbia
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A one-week nursing care training course for IDC care professionals of the home care service in Mladenovac was carried out from 9th to 13th September, 2013 by Steffi Reiche, nursing manager of ASB Bernburg and Patrick Nieswand from the ASB head office.
In Serbia, only a few needy elderly people receive adequate care. A place in a nursing home costs between 400 and 800 Euros, an amount most older people with an average pension of only 250 Euros cannot afford. In addition, the supply of state-run care facilities for the elderly is extremely small.
The Serbian NGO „Initiative for Development“ (IDC) focuses on the development of care services for needy senior citizens and has been running since August 2013 a home care service in Mladenovac near Belgrade. Meanwhile six staff members provide nursing care and domestic support to about 60 senior citizens. This service will be expanded in the coming years.
Steffi Reiche, nursing manager of ASB Bernburg and Patrick Nieswand from the ASB head office trained IDC nursing care staff in wound treatment, blood pressure measurement, blood glucose monitoring and personal hygiene.
Through practical exercises the ASB experts illustrated how the daily nursing routine for seniors and nursing care staff can be optimized.
ASB website (German only)