Integrated care for people with Apallic syndrome in homes for people with disabilities in the Czech Republic

Long-term care for Apallic clients in residential social institutions in the Czech Republic faces the problem of insufficient definition in present legislation. The trend in the provision of services to clients in a coma is an integrated attitude from a multidisciplinary team providing health and social services. The aim of the text is to analyze the conditions of integrated care for people with Apallic syndrome in homes for people with disabilities and, in a comprehensive manner, to describe the functioning of a registered residential social service for apallic people. The goal was achieved through qualitative research, making use of semi-structured interviews and knowledge gained by the means of studying available relevant sources. The results proved that the issue of provision of integrated quality care to persons in a coma is resolvable. In the residential social service, it is possible to provide high-quality health care, nursing care and social care under specific conditions which are based on the individual needs of clients.