Long-term deprivation of liberty
information to patients for the purposes of restating the therapeutic, rather
than punitive, character of all restrictive measures (participation in activities, clothing, smoking bans, etc.) and, in particular, the use of the solitary
confinement area.
98. In the analysis of the documentation in this facility and in relation to
the patient reports which were looked at, and especially in the URECO, it
was observed that they lacked a Personal Care Plan or, in the few which
had one, the plan only dealt with the initial evaluation and had not been
reviewed in years. This implies that the ability of the patients to be reintegrated into the community is not reassessed. This is the main complaint by
patients, who feel that they will remain in the facility for life. To that effect, it
was suggested that a proper and effective re-evaluation of patients is carried out regularly, and that each patient has a personal rehabilitation plan.
It would be beneficial to include those patients, as far as possible, in decision making and planning with respect to their treatment, both in terms of
medication and rehabilitation as well as measures for improving their physical health.
Personalised care plan
§332 AR 2014
99. In the Pumarín Mixed Residence it was observed that the care profile takes precedence over the rehabilitation profile amongst staff, with
a greater number of staff with care functions (auxiliaries) than experts capable of designing personal care plans. It was therefore recommended
that the presence of expert professionals (psychologists, occupational
therapists or coaches) is strengthened for the purposes of designing said
personal care plans and carrying out a greater number of activities. It was
also pointed out that it would be advisable for the facility to be attended by
a psychiatrist, or that coordination is improved with the mental health units
concerned, in order to rectify the inconsistencies observed in the monitoring of patients’ psychiatric illnesses.
Personal profile
§330, 332, 337 AR 2014
100. It was also noted that this centre is not adapted to provide proper
care to the new profiles of residents being admitted (people under 65
years old, some with personality disorders associated with alcohol consumption and estranged from their families). It was therefore suggested,
among other things, that professionals with training in the management of
both this profile of residents and of communal living be integrated.
Profiles of new residents
§331 AR 2014
101. The Ciempozuelos facility had patients who had come from the
Prison Psychiatric Hospitals in Fontcalent (Alicante) and Seville,
which meets the criteria followed by this institution to refer people with
mental illness to psychiatric facilities under the authority of the health networks in their community of origin.
Transfers to facilities within
the same community
§227 AR 2014
102. In this centre, the examination of medical records and the interviews
with residents conducted by external experts revealed that most patients
received excessive medication. The NPM pointed out that it would be advisable to conduct a study into the possible reduction of psychotropic
drug prescriptions, in accordance with the principle of strict modification
of their use for the therapeutic needs of patients, which would have a positive effect on the reduction of secondary effects (endocrine disorders, cog-
Medication
§337 AR 2014
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