Being aware of both the facts that leisure enjoyment is part of the whole human experience and the convenience to provide families/caretakers a break from their daily routine, we have decided trying to satisfy these two needs by developing our Polibea Respite Project.

The whole staff in Centro Dato and Polibea has worked during the last 25 years in the rehabilitation, integration, formation and independent life enhance of severely physically disabled people.

Being aware of both the facts that leisure enjoyment is part of the whole human experience (a basic element in the physical, psychological and social wellbeing of the individual: moreover it's a key factor towards the full integration of disabled persons) and the convenience to provide families/caretakers a break from their daily routine of caregiving, we have decided trying to satisfy these two needs by developing our Polibea Respite Project.

The Program offers opportunities for persons with severe mobility impairments to engage in a program of meaningful social and recreational activities in a secure and supportive setting in order to maximize their cognitive and social abilities.

One of the important purposes of the Polibea Respite Program is to provide families and caretakers of disabled people with the opportunity for periodic relief from the physical and/or emotional stress they may experience while caring for their disabled family member at home.

Out-of-home respite may be a particularly attractive option as it gives participants the chance to experience new surroundings and different expectations. Families are free to enjoy time in their own home without the constraints of constant care.

Program Description

Ours is a fee-based extensive programme of short breaks (five days-four nights) for physically disabled people in a holiday natural and rural environment setting (Sierra Norte, Madrid province). Polibea provides 24-hour professional personal support and care-on-call (nurses and carers), as well as a pre-arranged programme of trips and activities. Staff trained in caring for children or adults with special needs help to make guests experiences both enjoyable and memorable, whether they just relax and unwind, or join in with activities.

Accessible/adapted to wheelchair users accommodations and accessible means of transport are provided to enable successful participation in the programme.
The activities are planned to meet the interests of the participants and may be be modified due to weather conditions or the participants' interests. Recreation activities include special events, too, as a party the evevning before returning to Madrid, the showing of an audiovisual recorded during  the five days stay...

Workshops concerning the following subjects will be held: painting, music, astronomy, photography. and environmental education (flora and fauna).

Cultural Tours/Trips to the Open Air Museo Geológico, Museo de la Agricultura, Museo de las Humanidades Cardenal Gonzaga and Museo de la Cantería Hill be carried out.

Natural Attractions such as the Senda de los Sentidos, Senda en Redueña, Arboreto "Giner de los Ríos" and the Botanical Garden inla Sierra Norte will be visited too.

Sports: summer pool, jacuzzi, archery, and others Hill be available.

Medical care and procedures for 24h-emergency care have been developed and adapted equipment or supported services and staff may vary according to group size and special needs.

Respite is often referred to as a gift of time: ours is a project enthusiastically designed aiming to meet and satisfy expectations generated by an especially vulnerable community whose potentials and influence are increasing in our society.

Detailed daily schedule and  further informations are available in our version in Spanish

Polibea Turismo

turismo@polibea.com

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