Dr. Eygenraamstraat 3, Postbus 1173, 5004 BD Tilburg, T 013-4644100, F 013-4683650 info@dewever.nl www.dewever.nl

 

   

  DE WEVER

An overview

AUGUST 2007

                  

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Welcome at De Wever

Location Zorgcentrum Padua

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As an introduction: Veronique Holtmaat, assistant Managing Director.

De Wever:• 2300 clients (elderly)• 2520 employees (1500 fulltime), 850 volunteers.• Tilburg and surrounding area (200.000 inhabitants).• 11 nursing homes, 2 treatment centres, 1 hospice,

home care, mobile care team.

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CARE AND CURE

W E L F A R E

L I V I N G

C L I E N T

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Biggest challenge: increasing number of elderly people.

Tilburg: 2015:

27% of population (23.000 persons) 65+

 

Goals for De Wever: keeping high standards of quantity and quality in professional care.

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Social Exclusion

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Issues / environment

• AWBZ = legislation on access and financing for high risk health care.For example: dementia/Alzheimer, disability after stroke, long term care.

• Increasing pressure on costs.

• New legislation (1/1/2007): WMO.– More emphasis on participation of civilians in

well-fare and well-being.– Safety net for those who are not able to

participate.

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Issues / environment (2)

– Decision making and coordination by local government (municipality).

– Competition on price and service level by healthcare providers.

• More individualisation, less family care.

• Focus on efficiency (government introduces competition and wants to control costs).

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Characteristics of De Wever

• High standard for quality of professional care.

• Focus on individual needs; maintaining the lifestyle of our clients.

• More and more emphasis on well-being (before: healthcare).

• Well-informed clients; communication is very important; one service desk (telephone and internet).

• Multidisciplinary; doctors, nurses, fysiotherapists, psychologists, social workers, working together.

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Characteristics of De Wever (2)

• Growing waiting lists.• Modernising of housing; more privacy, own

bedroom.• More participation of family; supporting

them.• Co-operation with other providers and the

government.

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• Close co-operation with general hospitals, rehabilitation centre and psychiatric care.

• Neighbourhood as start-point for elderly care. • Innovation:

• Dementia support- and training centre (dementia consultants).

• ‘memory shop’ in association with ‘Alzheimer Nederland’, City of Tilburg and the province Noord-Brabant.

• Home care (mobile care team). • Care Innovation Centre (learning on the job),

with Fontys College and ROC.

Key Policy Objectives

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