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Dr. Eygenraamstraat 3, Postbus 1173, 5004 BD Tilburg, T 013-4644100, F 013-4683650 [email protected] 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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Thank you for your attention