07/08/2025
RIZALMED MSWD & PMRD CAPACITATES HAVEN FOR THE ELDERLY TOWARDS BETTER GERIATRIC CARE
The RizalMed Medical Social Work Department (MSWD) has successfully conducted the "Falls and Fractures in Older Adults: Causes and Prevention Workshop", in collaboration with the RizalMed Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department (PMRD), last July 31, 2025.
Twenty (20) participants from the DSWD-Haven for the Elderly, Tanay, Rizal, actively engaged in this important session. This initiative was designed to effectively reduce risks among older adults by addressing and mitigating fall risk factors within community settings.
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Rizal Medical Center capacitates staff for improved geriatric care at the Haven for the Elderly
The Rizal Medical Center capacitated the staff of the Haven for the Elderly in Tanay, Rizal towards providing better geriatric care for the residents last July 31, 2025.
Licensed physical therapists from the Rizal Medical Center guided the 20 nurses and houseparents of the facility on various exercise routines for bedridden and post-stroke residents as well as ergonomic caregiving practices.
According to Nurse Jocelyn Reyes, they also learned about the importance of interpersonal skills in providing geriatric care, especially in maintaining a positive attitude and practicing empathy, respect, and courtesy towards all their residents.
Reyes added that all the staff, including the management of the Haven for the Elderly, were grateful to the Rizal Medical Center for their continuous provision of relevant training to the staff to ensure that they all can provide better care for the residents.
The Haven for the Elderly, a facility managed by the DSWD Field Office IV-A, provides residential and rehabilitative care to older persons who are abandoned, neglected, and/or unattached. [with reports from JCReyes]
