The inspection operation carried out by the MPSC (Ministry of State of Santa Catarina) targeted long-term care facilities in the municipality of Joinville, in the north of the state. The action, which took place from December 11 to 13, checked the condition of the city’s nursing homes.
According to the MPSC, the purpose was to check whether the institutions were complying with the Older Persons Act. The action was carried out jointly with the Directorate for the Protection of Elderly People, Sanitary and Environmental Supervision, the Fire Service and the Joinville Municipal Council for the Rights of Older Persons.
Teams inspected three long-term care facilities and found a number of violations. Problems identified include a lack of permits and fire protection design, as well as a lack of standardization of procedures.
Nursing homes will not be able to accept new residents
Facilities were prohibited from admitting new seniors until the facilities were regulated. “Checks were carried out, in particular, regarding the adequacy of logistics, the availability of qualified technical personnel, the quality of food offered, the provision of medical care, the promotion of cultural and leisure activities and other rights guaranteed by law,” explained prosecutor Wagner. Pieres Kuroda.
“It is much more effective and interesting for society for an institution recognized as improper to adapt with proper control from the MPSC, rather than take legal action to close it,” the prosecutor said.
Also according to the MPSC, 43 nursing homes in Joinville have been inspected over the past four months, and all where violations were found are being monitored by the prosecutor’s office and trying to eliminate the deficiencies.
Source: Ndmais