The Gastenhuis Nijmegen – a loving dwelling for individuals with dementia – opens its doorways Information from Nijmegen

The doorways of Het Gastenhuis Nijmegen had been formally opened on Wednesday, Could 29. The vacation opening of this lovely place was held within the new district of Hart van de Waalsprong, within the presence of the mayor Hubert Bruls and the founding father of the Guesthouse Annemieke Bambach.

In his speech, the mayor emphasised the speedy progress of town and the pressing want for good residential care services. He known as Het Gastenhuis a really welcome addition to town and the neighbourhood, the place individuals with dementia can dwell and dwell in a dignified means.

Trainee location supervisor Marloes Haaksman an enthusiastic welcome to the primary residents and the brand new care group on this lovely place.

The Gastenhuis Nijmegen, managed by location managers Bianca Woltman of cost in Corien Akkers-van Lokven, gives a heat dwelling for individuals with dementia with 23 flats, 4 of that are appropriate for {couples}. A couple of flats are nonetheless accessible.

A resident decides

Private consideration, freedom and autonomy for residents are crucial at Het Gastenhuis. Residents resolve for themselves how they dwell, who they work together with and what they do. Well being care strikes with them, as an alternative of the opposite means round. Folks present their very own flats. And you’ll simply exit for a stroll, errand or go to. The household can come and go as they please too.

Do residents ever get misplaced? He’ll then be given a GPS tracker, in order that an worker can choose him up if mandatory. There are cooks in the home who cook dinner recent and wholesome meals each day, along with residents. And residents take part in home tasks, so long as they’ll. If the illness develops, the care grows with it unconsciously, and they don’t want to maneuver once more.

Visitor home founder Annemieke Bambach: “Solely by customizing the care of the aged can high quality be offered. By organizing it on a small scale and in the midst of the neighborhood, with low possession within the group. Our idea prices much less to society than a regular nursing dwelling. Whereas we adhere to the identical high quality framework. Now we have residents who transfer their pet with them, for whom we’ve arrange a studio nook and proceed to go to their chess membership or have drinks of their favourite cafe dementia consciousness within the space .”

Excessive buyer and worker satisfaction

The truth that this idea works may be very evident from the very excessive satisfaction of shoppers and workers (9.0 and eight.4, ZorgfocuZ 2023) and the enthusiastic responses from household medical doctors with whom Het Gastenhuis co -work.

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Photographer: Beaudien Duijkersloot

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