FORMS OF THE LEISURE AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT OF THE ELDERLY IN A STATIONARY INSTITUTION

Abstract

The article analyzes the concrete experience of the work of the Cherkizovsky psycho-neurological care home in organizing the leisure and health improvement for people suffering from chronic mental illnesses, which to some extent affect their legal capacity. Among the leisure forms that help the social adaptation of those living in the care home, the following are shown: conducting classes in arts and crafts; freestyle motocross with experienced instructors; carrying out excursions and tourist trips; rehabilitation of patients with the help of specially trained dogs. The program “Active Longevity in Cherkizovo” opened a new opportunities for organizing and spending leisure time. Among the healing practices, the author point out: the use of a dry carbonic bath and halotherapy; Nordic walking classes with elements of breathing exercises; application of cryotherapy, hirudotherapy, pressotherapy and cryosauna. The Cherkizovsky care home constantly monitors the effectiveness of leisure and health-improving methods for bettering the social well-being of the social services users. The author concludes that the sensitive, attentive attitude of the administration and staff towards the elderly and the disabled, as well as the use of advanced methods of organizing leisure and recreation, contribute to the maximum preservation and development of their individual abilities.