The added value of True Doors for residents of care homes
Download this Trimbos Institute Report about the effect of True Doors for Elders with dementia.
Improve
True Doors ® decals are person centred care solutions to improve quality of life for elders with dementia, while also transforming cold institutional spaces into warm and familiar homelike environments.
Transform
Residents' identities are brought to the fore. Reminiscence and social interaction is stimulated. People recognise and find their own doors. Privacy and sense of safety increases. Facilities feel more like homes.
Create
Save your favourites to create our own catalogue from the largest collection of door decals in the world. Quality photos of actual doors, made-to-measure and applied on flat door surfaces.
Stories
From nursing staff, family members and people with dementia.
Some of the residents walk straight to their room, now that the True Doors are installed. They think the doors are fun and they experience more freedom than before. One resident told us he feels more at home now.- Johan Anker | Nurse at Topaz Overryhn in Leiden
My wife's room door looks beautiful and also looks like an actual front door of a house- Allen Thomas | Husband of resident at Acacia Living Group in Western Australia
My father was a builder, that's why this wooden door got my attention. And I really like the window. My family and I are very creative people, we all love crafts and needlework. I think it is important to stay active, especially when you are my age (95 years). The wreath on my front door is made by myself from old bicycle tubes. I also have a wreath made of sandwich bags, that one is for Easter. I really gave my door a personal touch.- Mw. Arkesteijn | Resident at Pieter van Foreest Weidevogelhof in Pijnacker
Created a lovely feeling in the wing. Lots to look at and talk about - Joan's door is so pretty, the curtains are lace and remind us of our childhood- Nell Campbell | Sister of resident at Mercy Health Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged in Victoria, Australia
I don't see a big difference so far, however, I can tell the True Doors are helping some of the other residents.- M. van Eekelen-De Jong | A family member of a resident at Woonzorggroep Samen Noorderlicht in Hippolytushoef
A resident was so happy with his True Door that he kept on saying "This is my door!". Another resident has a name tag on his door. He loves it and keeps on pointing to the tag.- | Nurse at De Waalboog Verpleeghuis Joachim en Anna in Nijmegen
Enquiries
Contact us if you are interested in a True Door from the collection, if you want to create a personal True Door, or for help with larger scale programs.