A call to pensioner Margrethe Tøstesen turned out to be a valuable experience.
On the other end of the line was health consultant Betina Noe from Struer Municipality. She wanted to know how Margrethe was doing in Hvidbjerg on Thyholm in the northern part of the municipality.
- You're not really used to getting a call from the municipality, says Margrethe Tøstesen.
She is one of the 130 people on Thyholm and Jegindø who chose to accept the municipality's offer of a phone conversation about health and well-being.
The purpose is to get in touch with elderly citizens and detect any problems with health or well-being before they develop. During the conversation, the municipality's health consultants can give advice and guidance, and if needed, the parties can agree on, for example, a follow-up conversation or a home visit.
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A call turned into a flute
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Margrethe Tøstesen suffers from the lung disease COPD and struggles with her breathing. The call meant that she received a special PEP flute, which helps her absorb oxygen better into her blood and thus become less short of breath and out of breath.
That is just one of many good pieces of advice that the health consultants can give citizens.
Betina Noe talks about the benefits of calling citizens.
- We think there is a particular vulnerability among citizens over 67 who live alone. When you get older, there are also some age-related losses that make things more difficult, says Betina Noe.
- They tell us, "It's just because I'm getting older that I feel this way." And that is not necessarily the case, says the health consultant.
The positive results now mean that Struer Municipality is expanding the initiative to other parts of Struer Municipality: Gimsing Parish and Resen Parish. In addition, there is another option for elderly people in the municipality, says the health consultant.
- But you are always welcome to contact us at the Health Centre yourself, says Betina Noe.
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