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The facilities, which double the current capacity of the association, will stand on a plot of 1,835 m2 provided free of charge by the City of Murcia.
"Afamur is the first association in the Region of Murcia that saw the need to strengthen support for people with Alzheimer's and their families 24 years ago," recalled José Ballesta
The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, the Councilor for Family and Equal Opportunities, Violante Tomás, and the president of the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer's Patients in Murcia (Afamur), María Teresa Palacín, today laid the foundation stone of the new Center of Afamur Day, which will be built on a plot ceded by the City of Murcia in the hamlet of El Puntal.
The new Therapeutic Center will serve a total of 60 patients and will stand on a plot of 1,835 m2 provided free of charge by the Consistory and which stands out for its good accessibility in public transport, as it has a tram stop next door.
The project includes the construction of a building on the ground floor of 800 m2, a parking area and a large garden of 1,000 m2 in which patients can perform therapy outdoors.
José Ballesta wanted to congratulate Afamur "for taking a step forward with courage and determination to promote this new Day Center that doubles the current capacity of assistance to patients and will be a qualitative leap in improving the quality of service that is lends thanks to the new facilities and outdoor spaces ".
"Afamur is the first association in the Region of Murcia that saw the need to reinforce support for people with Alzheimer's and their families 24 years ago, a pioneering entity that currently covers about 200 people between relatives and patients," he said. Mayor.
There will be a total of 13 professionals (among psychologists, physiotherapists, nurses, social workers, etc.) who provide therapeutic care to 25 mild, 25 moderate and 10 advanced patients in the new facilities.
Afamur has a waiting list of 100 people for day centers. Currently, it has two of these facilities in the neighborhood of Santa Maria de Gracia, assisting 12 patients in the initial phase and 14 in a moderate or advanced state.
After the opening of the new Center of the Puntal, that duplicates the capacity of the present, the two rented spaces will be closed.
Music therapy, theater and activities of daily living
Specifically, the new center will provide service from 9 am to 6.30 pm, a period in which patients perform 5 hours of specific therapy, evaluate the evolution of the disease and receive specialized care.
The Center provides family respite to loved ones of patients and allows the latter to enjoy different activities.
Among the different therapies that Afamur carries out are music therapy, individual and group therapy, daily life activities or the theater workshop where patients represent two works a year.
Afamur, born in 1993, provides a collection service to the Day Centers, provides physiotherapy therapies in patients' homes and organizes talks with relatives and patients.
The project of the new Day Center has been carried out by the architect Luis Chamizo, who has given his unselfish collaboration to the association.
Thanks to the transfer of the lot by the Town Hall and the donations of various companies from Murcia, Afamur currently has the necessary funds to build the structure of the building.
The association will continue to seek support from the society of Murcia to make the project a reality as soon as possible and to continue to help more and better.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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