Welcome in the Kursana Residence

Your wishes are very important for us

An interview with nursing services manager Mina Beciri. (in the picture to the left of a resident of the Kursana Residence) 60 senior citizens live in the Kursana Residence in St. Gallen and Mina Beciri knows them all; along with their wishes, habits and concerns. The committed nursing services manager sees this knowledge as the basis for good care and high-quality nursing. "Respect for each resident's individuality is our top priority," she stresses. Mina Beciri takes all the time it needs to get to know new residents. "I talk to the senior citizens and their families at length about their expectations," relates the 33-year-old. Often my job also involves reducing the sense of guilt and uncertainty that the children may feel when a parent moves into the residence. "We want to include the relatives in all decisions," say Mina Beciri. Partners need to be reassured especially when a person is brought to the residence requiring nursing care: "We stress that they are a considerable help to us and that the way they are looking after the person in question is admirable."   Quality through further training When it comes to nursing care, Mina Beciri and her staff attach great importance to patience and love in dealing with the senior citizens. "In doing so, we respect and encourage independence," emphasises the nursing services manager. In order to be able to constantly improve the quality of the care provided, Mina Beciri depends on staff interviews and individual further training. She is currently attending a course on team management at the technical college herself. "I am part of a dynamic team in which I value a pleasant team spirit highly." She is particularly proud of being able to help nursing students and thus do her part for the future of the nursing profession. "I try to set an example myself and tell them about my convictions," states Beciri. She expects her colleagues to enjoy meeting older people, to display professional and social competence as well as tact.   Close friendships and many friends. Mina Beciri, who switched from the emergency ward in a hospital to caring for the elderly, loves her job: "I can help people here to shape the autumn of their lives individually and pleasantly." She learns a great deal from her daily interaction with the senior citizens and each day presents new challenges. "The residents give us a great deal of pleasure and close relationships come into being - after all, we live together as it were.