A True Doors transformation
True Doors decals stimulate the wellbeing of seniors and people with special needs living in care facilities, improving quality of life and contributing to person-centered care.
People recognise and find their own doors. Reminiscence and social interaction is stimulated. Facilities feel more like homes. Residents' identities are brought to the fore.
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One-hundred True Doors stories
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Stories
From nursing staff, family members and people with dementia.
I do believe the residents feel more at home. They feel like they have their own door now. The first couple of days, they often told us how lovely they think it is.– Ilona vd Meeren | Nurse at Stichting Elisabeth in Breda
Residents find it easier to find their room. They also think the True Doors are beautiful.– | Nurse at De Waalboog Verpleeghuis Joachim en Anna in Nijmegen
I’ve had a wonderful time, living on … street. Now I live here, I miss the feeling I had there. My old place really felt like home. I love to have my old front door again.– Mw. Roodenburg | Resident at Pieter van Foreest Weidevogelhof in Pijnacker
Since installation of the True Doors, I knock on the door before I enter a resident’s room. I also feel like ringing the door bell first.– C. Dominicus | Nurse at De Waalboog Verpleeghuis Joachim en Anna in Nijmegen
Two residents on the community ward were talking about how their own doors look. Also I’ve seenother other residents sometimes stand next to a door and start talking about it.– Wiegertje Lageveen | Nurse at Hof en Heim Zorgcentrum Suderigge in Lemmer
I can tell my mother feels happier and safer since she received a True Door. She really likes it and thinks it perfectly fits her personality.– P. vd Zanden | A family member of a resident at Stichting Elisabeth in Breda
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
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
For some of our residents, it’s easier to find their rooms now that they have a True Door. Residents help each other out, when someone has difficulties finding his/her own place. They feel safer, now that their room is more like an appartment, something they own.– Anne Oomes | Nurse at Stichting Elisabeth in Breda
