Villa Santa Maria (Savosa)

Villa Santa Maria

24-hour health care, temporary rehabilitative stays, long-term care, quality hotel accommodations.

Private residence recognized by Canton Ticino and health insurers, affiliated with the Social Institutes of the city of Lugano and the municipalities of Lugano and other districts of the Canton.

The facility has 85 beds and is part of the cantonal social-health network for the care and assistance of the elderly or those with disabling diseases and is the only medicalized home in Ticino with a department dedicated to people with Parkinson's disease.

Villa Santa Maria is located in Savosa, on the outskirts of Lugano, in a quiet and sunny setting. The house, characterized by an early 20th-century white turret, is surrounded by a large, lush garden. Inside, it houses a Catholic chapel with stained glass windows by Fra' Roberto Pasotti.

The Rooms

The residence has single and double rooms, with or without terrace, all sunny and with panoramic views, equipped with multi-purpose bed and bedside table, calling device, bathroom, cable TV, direct-dial telephone and Internet connection.

The new rooms in the Parkison ward are structured with complements for targeted care for the disorders of the disease and with motion detectors.

The common areas

Video surveillance

Free parking spaces

Parkinson's ward unique in Ticino

Villa Santa Maria has developed a unique social-health offering in Ticino aimed at people who are no longer fully self-sufficient due to the developmental disorders of Parkinson's disease.

The new ward, which opened in January 2015, is able to accommodate people in single or double rooms and offer assistance and care targeted to the difficulties of the disease, comfort and safety for quality of life and support for residual autonomy.

Admission can be for temporary stays (e.g., after an acute hospitalization or during the absence of a caring family member) or for long-term care (when the conditions for living at home are no longer met).

Care and treatment

Care and treatment are provided by qualified caregivers and health personnel are based on careful multidisciplinary assessment.

The resident is followed by the designated attending physician, benefits from individualized care, physiotherapy treatment, and specialized consultations (neurologist, geriatrician, etc.).

Room

Common areas

Quality care and assistance

The philosophy of care is based on attention to the person, quality of life and physical, mental, social, relational and spiritual needs.

The guest is constantly the center of social and health care intervention: in different daily activities, in care, medical and rehabilitative action, and in the promotion of relational and psychological well-being.

The care and nursing activities are carried out by a multi-professional team that, after careful assessment, formalizes an individual care plan aimed at:

• foster the person's physical and social-relational autonomy
• stimulate residual abilities
• manage the possible involutions found in the elderly person, the person with Parkinson's disease, and the person with disabilities (e.g., alterations in cognitive abilities, motor disorders, balance)
• ensure comfort care in pain management
• pay attention to the relational and spiritual sphere
• accompany the person and his or her family in dealing with particularly sensitive situations.

Animation

The sociocultural animation service carries out weekly programs of recreational-cultural, individual and group activities, considering both people's residual resources and their interests and desires. The aim is to make daily life enjoyable and stimulating.

Hotel services

Each guest, regardless of whether he or she occupies a single or double room, enjoys the same food, housekeeping and laundry services.

Housekeeping and laundry services

The care of the house, indoor and outdoor environments is a strong point of Villa Santa Maria's offerings, particularly appreciated by guests and family members.

• Housekeepers clean the rooms and collective spaces 7 days a week.
• The laundry and ironing service takes care of the guest's personal linens and clothing.
• Housekeeping is carried out on a regular basis.

Catering

The kitchen staff, headed by a certified diet cook, devotes great attention to the preparation of healthy, balanced meals and strict adherence to hygiene standards.

The meal is considered a privileged convivial moment and an opportunity to stimulate the sensory aspect of the person.

• Full board: Ticino and Mediterranean cuisine based on healthy and balanced dietary criteria.
• Dietary counseling by an SVDE ASDD certified nutritionist.
• Personalized diet on medical indication.

Other services (not included in tuition)

• Recreational outings.
• Hairdressing (women's and men's)
• Manicures.
• Cosmetic and medical pedicure.

Spiritual care

Residents may exercise their religious beliefs in the form and manner of their choice and request weekly and individual spiritual assistance.

Catholic liturgical services are held regularly in the chapel of Villa Santa Maria.

Volunteerism

A group of people animated by altruism and solidarity give valuable help to foster the social relations of guests, support the entertainment service or make up for the absence of family members.