We are living longer and longer, that is why it is important to ensure palliative care and proper conditions for elderly and chronically ill patients. Unfortunately, both in Poland and Ukraine, this area receives less funding compared to other branches of medicine. Hospitals struggle with infrastructure, equipment, and staff limitations.
The partners of the CareLikeHome project, being implemented within the Interreg NEXT Programme Poland – Ukraine 2021-2027, aim to support stability and equal access to medical care in the fields of geriatric, palliative, and hospice care. Thanks to this project, three hospital wards – in Lviv, Ternopil, and Krosno – will be renovated. Partners will buy three specialised vehicles as well as medical and caregiving equipment. The staff will take part in a study visit and conferences. Guidelines on nutritional standards for patients are planned to be developed. In addition, a roadmap for creating nutritional protocols for Ukrainian hospitals will be prepared.
Work is already underway in Krosno – we encourage you to watch a short material prepared on this topic by the Rzeszów branch of Polish Television.
More about the CareLikeHome project can be found HERE.