In early 2010 CareMalta launched this innovative initiative with the assistance of a number of Local Council, in both Malta and Gozo, and is actively reaching out to those individuals who are acting as care-givers to their parents, spouses, relatives or friends.
The attendance for these sessions was strong and the feedback gauged throughout the trainings session was particularly encouraging.
The success of the initiatives has confirmed CareMalta’s belief that there are a number of people within the community who are more than willing to improve their abilities and skills when it comes to caring for an older persons person in their lives. The first two training sessions that are currently being delivered focus on dementia and manual handling and lifting. The session on Dementia aims to raise awareness about the dynamics of the illness and the effects that it can have on suffers themselves, on caregivers and on the family whilst the one on manual handling and lifiting is to give practical hints to caregivers on how to handle older persons persons in a manner which is both safe for them and for the person they are caring for.
So far, training sessions have been delivered in the following localities:
Attard, Dingli. Mellieha, Sliema, Vittoriosa, Valletta, San Lawrenz and Xaghra.
