NPM portfolio company Het Gastenhuis has opened a new residential care home in Meppel for people with dementia. With this new location, the organisation aims to provide residents with a familiar and personal living environment. The opening was attended by local alderman Klaas de Vries, founder and CEO Annemieke Bambach, and location managers Karola and Jorinde.
According to the initiators, the opening is not just about a new building, but about creating a home. “Opening a home is different from opening a building,” said the location managers. “A building consists of bricks, walls and furniture, but a home is created by the people who live, work and visit there. Through attention, warmth and small moments that give life meaning.”
The Meppel location focuses on residential care, allowing people with dementia to continue their daily lives as much as possible in a way that suits them. “With this location, we aim to offer exactly that. A place where people feel seen, where there is space for who someone is and everything that comes with that. Where residents can continue to live their lives in a way that suits them, with as much independence and trust as possible.”
The Meppel home is the 34th Het Gastenhuis location in the Netherlands. Earlier this year, a new location opened in Huizen, with additional openings planned this month in Elst and later this year in Eindhoven.
