Head of Department: Zoya Vladimirovna Shelest
Department Address: 211361 Vitebsk region, Beshenkovichi urban settlement, Vitebskoye shosse str., 38a
tel. 8 (02131) 6-51-98
The department is intended to provide consulting and information, social and domestic, social and medical, social and pedagogical, social intermediary, and social rehabilitation services to incapacitated citizens who have fully or partially retained their ability to self-care and move.
Main activities of the department
provision of temporary or permanent 24-hour stay (residence) with a complex of material and household support for elderly incapacitated non-working single and living alone citizens and disabled people of groups 1 or 2;
organization of rational nutrition;
organization of care for resident citizens, assistance in providing consultative medical care by specialists from relevant healthcare organizations, hospitalization of those in need to medical and preventive institutions;
conducting sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic measures;
creation of a favorable microclimate, organization of cultural events and leisure for resident citizens.
The department is designed for the stay (residence) of 33 citizens.
Main tasks of the department
– creating favorable conditions of stay (residence) for citizens receiving social services, close to home, and organizing care.
Procedure and Conditions for Providing Social Services:
Social services in the department are provided based on a written application from a citizen or their legal representative and a social services agreement concluded between the citizen (or their legal representative) on one side and the Beshenkovichi District Territorial Center for Social Services for the Population (TCSON) on the other side.
When applying for social services, a citizen (or their legal representative) must submit the following documents:
- identity document;
- a standard document confirming the right to benefits (disability certificate, Great Patriotic War veteran certificate, etc.) for citizens belonging to the category of beneficiaries;
- written application;
- medical certificate of the citizen's health status, containing information on the presence of medical indications and/or absence of medical contraindications for providing social services in the form of inpatient social care.
Within three working days from the date of the citizen's application, department employees request the following information from state bodies and other organizations:
- information about the residential premises occupied in the given locality, place of residence, and family composition (with details of the place of residence and family composition);
- information about the amount of pension received for the month preceding the month of application;
- information about the absence of care for the citizen applying for social services by a person receiving a care allowance for a Group 1 disabled person or a person who has reached 80 years of age.
Within three working days from the date of the citizen's application, department employees conduct an assessment of the citizen's material and living conditions, with the preparation of an assessment report.
When submitting an application for social services, citizens have the right to independently provide the documents requested by department employees.
The decision to conclude a social services agreement is made by the head of the Beshenkovichi District TCSON within five working days after receiving the last document (information) necessary for providing social services.
Financial Conditions:
For single incapacitated citizens residing in the department, a partial payment of 85% of the citizen's average per capita income is established, in accordance with the procedure determined by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, but not more than 80 percent of the full cost of providing social services in the form of inpatient social care.
For certain incapacitated citizens, as an exception, social services within the established norms and standards may be provided by decision of local executive and administrative bodies.
Therapeutic Environment and Rehabilitation Space of the Department
1. Leisure Activities
Organized in the form of:
- Watching TV programs
- Holding cultural and mass events
- Gaming activities
2. Domestic Rehabilitation
A system of self-care training, with the main goal of eliminating helplessness and developing independence.
3. Organization of Healthy Nutrition
Based on adherence to the principles of a healthy and balanced diet.
4. Club Activities
The department has a mini-library and clubs:
"Erudite"
Training in complexes of exercises aimed at preserving memory, thinking, brain activity, and spatial-temporal orientation in elderly people and people with disabilities.
"Handicraft" Club
Designed to unleash creative skills in various types of activities.
"Club of Lovers of Reading Aloud"
Supports cognitive interest and stimulates thought processes.
5. Spiritual Therapy
Includes:
- Performing religious rites
- Reading sermons
6. Physical Rehabilitation
"Healthy Lifestyle" Club
It motivates elderly citizens to maintain a healthy lifestyle, preserve and improve their health, and extend their active longevity.
7. Occupational Therapy
Labor Workshop "Gaspadar"
Satisfies the need for work activity and has a practical focus.
8. Ergotherapy
Aims at restoring daily living skills.
9. Phytotherapy
The use of natural plant-based remedies to promote health.
10. Nordic Walking
An effective method of physical activity for maintaining tone.
11. Aromatherapy
The use of essential oils to improve psycho-emotional well-being.
