Foreign visitors: Small-scale care

Mr. A.H.T. Witlox, director.                                                                                        
Zorgpalet Baarn-Soest, the Netherlands

Locations:

- Nursinghome “Daelhoven''
  60 psycho-geriatric residents in 10 houses
  18 physically handicapped residents in 3 houses
  12 rehabilitation clients in 2 houses

- Smallscale nursinghome “The Wiekslag” 
  12 psycho-geriatric residents in 2 houses

- Home for the elderly “Santvoorde” 

- Day-care centers 

- Homecare for nursinghome clients - UAS 

Care philosophy

- Home-like environment
- Recognizable
- Integrated care
- Smallcare
- Choice of location

Home-like environment

- Livingroom, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, garden
- Furniture brought from home
- Shopping
- Cooking meals in the evening

Recognizable

- Smell of cooking
- The old clock and chair (furniture)
- Familiar faces (small working teams), no uniforms
- Recognizable behaviour (lundry, vacuumcleaning, cooking)
- Club-activities 

Integrated care

- Multi-disciplinary care
- Cleaning, cooking, washing, gardening 

Choice of location

Lively, near family
Near bus, school, shops, supermarket
Aging neighbourhood

Conclusion after 9 years

- No excluding criteria or transfer during stay
- Experience of home-environment
- Decrease of psychotropic drugs
- Less use of continence products
- Hardly any physically restrictive measures
- Easy to attract personel, satisfied personel
- Family involvement and satisfaction

Presentations:

World Trade Center te Rotterdam

Presentatie Best Practice Award