We didn't invent doors. We just decided that they matter.
True Doors ® decals help improve the lives of people with dementia.
Stories
From nursing staff, family members and people with dementia.
They are great, helps mom remember which room is hers, and she loves it. Mom loves the color.- Daughter of Resident | at Bedford Campus, Northwood in Nova Scotia, Canada
..it adds a more homey feeling to match the walls of the lounge and outer garden areas. (painted murals in the interior and garden- Lorraine Underwood | Daughter of resident at Mercy Health Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged in Victoria, Australia
The True Doors make Mercy Health more homely, they make a lot of difference - residents recognize doors and makes for good talking points.- Christine and Rod | Daughter and Husband of resident at Mercy Health Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged in Victoria, Australia
We the residents of Nashwaak Villa are truly delighted with the new doors. Many friends and relatives have come to see the doors. They are beautiful. Beautiful! It feels like part of Holland has come to us.- Greta Spliman | Resident at Nashwaak Villa in New Brunswick, Canada
Maggie has just moved into Bethlehem and the door was already up. Ironically - previously Maggie's door was purple and the colour is very similar. It's too early to tell whether mum will recognize this door but aesthetically mum feels it is comforting and homely. I think that visually it provides a wonderful sensory environment a feeling of home and a warm personal touch. The doors invite conversation and a person-centred approach with the doors unique to the individual. I would love to go through the process to see mum's reactions to other doors and would be interested to see if she would continue to choose a certain door or whether this would change on a day to day basis. I love the concept of bringing a more homely environment into Residential Care that integrates the lives of each individual and the era to which their memory resonates.- Samantha Parke | Daughter of resident at Mercy Health Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged in Victoria, Australia
Everybody who walks past tells me it's beautiful-I would say it is colossal- Nancy Young | Resident at Mercy Health Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged in Victoria, Australia
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.
Community
When doors become events in themselves, they reveal a story of their own. Here we share True Door stories, from our community, of personalisation, happy memories and that all important feeling of home.
A look at how True Doors benefit Northwood – Bedford Campus
In this fund a need video Jennifer Tucker, clinical practice manager, and Elders explain the results of the pilot project.
A Warm and Wonderful Bequest at Cypress View Lodge
Karen Hodgson, Facility Manager at Cypress View Lodge, New South Wales, Australia, initiated a True Doors project after reading about our work on an online magazine.
Having fun at TLC Aged Care The Heights
In my recent summary of the first year of True Doors projects in Australia, I described the heart-warming reaction from one particular elder while my Husband, John, and I were applying four True Doors during the trial at TLC Aged Care, The Heights in Donvale, VIC.
The dramatic story of one True Door at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky
The True Doors project at Nazareth Home was initiated by Michael Buckman, Director of Development, with the supported of an incredibly committed team.
Introducing True Doors at Kings Way LifeCare Alliance
This year Kings Way LifeCare Alliance has introduced True Doors to both its nursing homes in New Brunswick, Canada. We spoke with Megan O’Hara, Community Development Coordinator.
Onwards and Upwards True Doors Australia One-year Anniversary
Last week we hosted a couple of webinars to summarise our first year of working in Australia.
Acacia Living Group
We recently completed our first project in Western Australia, which was led by Kim Sewell the Manager for Residential Care at Acacia Living Group.
Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged
Our first project in Australia. Family, staff and residents share their experiences.
Nashwaak Villa Nursing Home
Nashwaak Villa in New Brunswick, Canada, recently completed a True Doors transformation, where residents’ chose their True Doors with help from family, staff and local students. Students help to use True Doors as a tool for person-centered care at Nashwaak Villa.
How to have a dementia-friendly celebration
Whether it’s a birthday party, family gathering, Mother’s Day or Christmas; celebrating with the people close to you is usually a happy and meaningful event that many enjoy.
Inspiring bloggers with dementia
If you are caring for a loved one with dementia reading blogs dedicated to Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia can help you to better understand people what your loved one is experiencing.
Feeling safe and secure with dementia
For me the essence of feeling at home is captured in these words by American author and poet Maya Angelou
Dementia and connectedness
I’m excited each time I cross the Malieveld in The Hague with my family for our annual trip to the Tong Tong Fair
Weidevogelhof Nursing Home
A collection of before and after pictures with feedback from the residents at Pieter van Foreest Weidevogelhof nursing home in Pijnacker, The Netherlands. Our first project for people with dementia, completed in October 2014.
Dementia and identity
What is that actually, someone’s “identity”? There are so many factors involved, it’s difficult to give a simple answer.
de Bijsterstede Retirement and Care Home
A collection of videos with the residents and staff at De Wever de Bijsterstede retirement and care home in Tilburg, The Netherlands. This was going to be a one-off project on the theme of “feeling at home” in March 2014. While we were there we realised that True Doors could be helpful for people with dementia.
The story behind True Doors
To launch our blog I have the happy task of sharing the story behind how True Doors came to be. Here goes… Marieke’s fascination with doors…
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.