YHTEYSTIEDOT
P-Syketalo Pensionaatti Oy
Rimpiläntie 12,
41370 Kuusa
+358 (0)44 729 1881
email. p-syketalo@p-syketalo.fi
Core team as of 7 January 2008:
The loyal five-strong team of carers at P-Syketalo look after the residents, and our two-strong administrative team takes care of the incidental aspects of the business, likehousehold and kitchen maintenance. The staff forms a tightly knit group which shares all jobs equally and pools its total knowledge for the benefit of the residents. This ensures continuity: Despite the shift pattern that the employees work and their days off and holidays, the residents continue to be cared for without interruption. The aim is to restore in residents’ mind a sense of contentment and a feel of the “good old days” when things were better in their lives.
Experience v. knowledge v. youth
Pippa Bavard, 57, pippa.bavard@p-syketalo.fi,Tel: +358 (0)44 729 1882
The general manager of the business is mental health nurse Pippa Bavard, who has 20 years’ experience of working in rehabilitation establishments, as well as in both the open and closed wards of a mental hospital. At the closed ward of Juurikkaniemi, where Pippa previously worked, the operational model was one of communal care. Speciality: providing the right kind of atmosphere.
Jakke Bavard, 56, jakke.bavard@p-syketalo.fi,Tel: +358 (0)44 729 1885
Engineer Jakke Bavard is in charge of administrative tasks in the business. He has management experience from Valmet Aviation Industry (Procurement and Materials Manager, Logistics Manager on the F-18 project) and from Saab-Valmet car factory (Import and Export Manager). Primary hobby: music, Secondary hobby: writing.
Ilkka Konttinen, 42, ilkka.konttinen@p-syketalo.fi, tel 044-7291887
Ilkka Konttinen is in charge of the care provided by P-Syketalo. He is a psychiatric nurse with a large knowledge and experience within the mental hospitals in the region of Jyväskylä.
Markus Jääskeläinen, 30, is a food professional and king of P-Syketalo’s kitchen. Markku is a part-time musician who likes to share his passion for drumming with the residents.
Nelli Lasonen, 22 and Anneli Leino, 21, are both nursing auxiliaries and also mentor the residents. They bring youth and fresh ideas to the community.
Mael Bavard is studying to be a teacher at Jyväskylä University. He helps out whenever possible and participates with those activities in which he has specialist skills: photography, music, computer programming and IT instruction.
Sami Penttinen is a tranquil young nursing auxiliary who joined the P-Syketalo team in November 2008.
The staff numbers will be increased when necessary, and they always comply with the provincial government guidlines. The staff are flexible, reliable and committed to their task of improving the quality of life for residents. There is enough staff to cover all the shifts in the three-shift working pattern. The staff are instructed to ensure the residents’ wellbeing, which in turn will help them to settle into their new tranquil environment, to manage their own lives as respected members of society, and to remove the need for hospitals.
Location
P-Syketalo is housed in the old Torikka village school,located in Kuusa, Laukaa (in the vicinity of the lower lock of Keitele). It is in the beautiful landscape of Lake Vatiajärvi, halfway between Laukaa and Suolahti (near Peuranmäki gates). P-Syketalo is located 34 kilometres from Jyväskylästä.
The area surrounding Lake Vatiajärvi offers a wonderfully varied nature and plenty of alternatives for staying indoors. Residents are offered the opportunity of visiting the military museum at Perunka, the spa hotel in the Varjola estate, the Keitele canal, various local Music festivals and the Puustelli craft village.
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