Medical Care
St Vincent de Paul Long-term Care Facility offers a 24-hour medical service by a team of doctors and Resident Specialists (Geriatrics) under the guidance of their respective Consultant Geriatricians. Routine medical assessments and interventions are carried out at SVP-LTC and most medical problems are normally dealt with in-house. The medical team was also assisted by a consultant psycho-geriatrician who provided a consultation service at SVP-LTC Facility. Surgical, orthopaedic and complicated medical problems are normally referred to other hospitals for further specialised interventions.
Nursing Care
SVP provides the presence of Nurses in all wards on a 24/7 bases. The ultimate role is to maintain high standards of quality of care and guide all Health Care Workers under their responsibility in their performance of duty. All wards are managed by a Charge Nurse and a Deputy Charge Nurse who have the responsibility to make sure that standards are maintained.
Nursing Specialty Unit
The Nursing Speciality Unit includes a committed team of dedicated and trained health professionals each with individual specializations. It is a centre of excellence in the provision of effective and efficient, chronic and acute patient centred quality care.
Our role involves proving a timely, cost effective, assessment and a broader range of interventions to patients, providing clinical service, auditing, research, training and education of staff, support to empower nurses and other health care professionals to deliver effective evidance based care to patients. It also includes statistical data processing, procurement and distribution of equipment and enhanching existing services and new projections, within a collaborative multidisciplinary care framework.
SERVICES INCLUDE
- Clinical Nutritional Nurse
- Continence Nurse
- Dementia Practice Nurse
- Tissue Viability Nurse
- Infection Control Nurse
Dental Geriatric Clinic
Dental services at SVP are provided at the Geriatric Dental Teaching Unit, run in collaboration with the University of Malta. The service is provided by a mix of professionals, ranging from dentists to dental hygienists and dental technicians to offer a comprehensive service to our clients. The Unit consists of 8 separate clinics of which 5 units cater for mobile or semi-mobile patients and 3 units for wheelchair bound patients who cannot be transferred onto the dental chair. The Teaching Unit is equipped with a fully functional intra-oral X-ray machine and a dental laboratory provides support and prosthesis for the benefit of the residents at SVP-LTC.
