Reports – true doors ®

One-Hundred True Doors Stories

This report explains what person centred dementia care is, why it is vitally important and places True Doors in this context. Feedback from staff and family members of elders at ten nursing homes helps illustrate the range of benefits.

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Trimbos Institute Report

The Trimbos Institute is the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction. This report summarises their findings of one of our first projects in 2015.

How Personalising Interiors Improves the Lives of People with Dementia

Simple and powerful ideas to help people with dementia, looking at 35 years of research findings from around the world with feedback from True Doors projects in nine countries.

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It is priceless hearing the residents talk about their doors, the memories they talk about…
– Patricia Bishop | Daughter of a resident at Nashwaak Villa in New Brunswick, Canada

My aunt really likes her True Door. It reminds her of her old front door. When I visit her, it feels like I’m entering her house on … street. It’s a good memory. My aunt and I like talking about the past.
– Elly Stuivenberg | A family member of a resident at Zorggroep Charim D’n Aok in Veendendaal

We now have True Doors in our dementia ward and also in our day care area. The doors really add something special to our care facility. Not only do they help our residents with dementia with their orientation, the doors also look great.
– Matthias Ostermann | Location Manager at Seniorenresidenz Kinzigtal in Germany