Priorities of Ostrava: Taking Care of Culture and Senior Citizens (2. strana)

REGION such as the new Senior Home/Domov Hulváky or the renovated Senior Home/Domov Korýtko. Nowadays, an extension to the recently finished facility of the Senior Home/Domov Slunovrat is being built, and an extension to the Senior Home/Domov pro seniory Iris has recently been completed. As for the structure of senior social care, Ostrava covers the full spectrum, residential as well as attendance services included. We systematically keep improving the quality of the services we provide so that the range and quality of all social services (not only those dedicated to seniors) are at a high level in the long run. Where have you spent the difficult times, what is your support, and how do you relax? Briefly, I could say that rationally and with empathy, I hope. The times we have been through have demanded us to function above our own official duties, to make brave, quick decisions, and to accept the risks of all the consequences. My professional life (fortunately, as I feel it now) had already taught me to solve critical situations not described in any methodology and impossible to foresee. This experience taught me not to give in to the pressure or extreme emotions, but rather to search for logical solutions while remembering my responsibility for the vulnerable, such as children, the sick, seniors, and first responders, meaning the teams of Crisis Intervention, doctors, nurses, medics, etc. What are the resources of my energy? I draw it from knowing that life is an undeserved gift and we must share. My best relaxation is knowing that my work is meaningful, that I can rely on the people near to me, and that together we are the team where homo homini deus est. I am very grateful for the opportunity to participate in helping those in need and improving their quality of life. It is a way to pay back in my life what I have been gifted. Thank you for the interview. Otázky připravil: Vít Ruprich Foto: archiv Magistrát města Ostravy www.ostrava.cz POSITIV 2/2020 ǀ 65