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Welcome to Bryghuset Svendborg Dementia Town

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Bryghuset – Svendborg Dementia Town is a large, well-run nursing home with 125 residences in the center of the town Svendborg.

In 2015 Svendborg City Council decided to turn Bryghuset into a dementia town, inspired by the dementia village De Hogeweyk in the Netherlands.

Svendborg City aspires to create a dementia-friendly society, where citizens with dementia and their relatives have opportunities to live a good life and participate in the life of the city.

The official opening of the Dementia Town was November 21, 2016.

Bryghuset – Svendborg Dementia Town

”Bryghuset – Svendborg Dementia Town” is divided into two sections, each headed by a head of section. Head of section Eva Aagesen and head of section Pia Skovmøller.

Bryghuset – Svendborg Dementia Town consists of:

• 7 sub-sections with altogether 56 dementia residences• 43 assisted living residences• 7 short term residences• 19 residences for people with mental and/or physical disabilities • The Activity Centre• A large garden

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Residences in the sub-sectionsEach sub-section has a common living room with an open-plan kitchen, as well as a laundry room with common washing/drying facilities. There are between seven and ten residences in each sub-section. Some residences are one-room apartments, others are two-room, and the size varies. All residences contain a kitchenette and a large disability-friendly bathroom.

Assisted living residences:Size: 65 - 90 sq. m.Monthly rent: 5,350 – 6,990 DKK (approx. 720 – 940 EUR).Deposit: 12,361 – 16,900 DKK (approx. 1,650 – 2,270 EUR).

Residences in the sub-sections:Size: 55 - 90 sq. m.Monthly rent: 5,110 – 6,831 DKK (approx. 690 – 920 EUR).Deposit: 11,500 – 16,900 DKK (approx. 1,550 – 2,270 EUR).

Short-term residencesThe short-term residences are for temporary users. They consist of a furnished room, a kitchenette, and a disability-friendly bathroom. The short-term residences open up to a terrace with outdoor furniture (in the warm season). The sub-section has a common kitchen, living room, and a large hallway.

Assisted living residencesThe assisted living residences consist of an entrance room, a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, and a large disabili-ty-friendly bathroom. There a common laundry room for the assisted living residences. All assisted living residences open up to the arcades facing the central court of Bryghuset.

Residences – assisted living and short-term residences

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Moving inWhen you move in, we would like to be able to prepare for your arrival. For this reason, it is important that we have agreed on a date in advance. The morning of a workday works best, as this is the time where we have the highest number of staff at hand.

As your residence is privately rented, there are obviously no restrictions regarding visitors.

Approximately one month after you have moved in, we offer a consultation. At this consultation, we cover practical issues, as well as your expectations to us and your life here in Bryghuset. Normally a nurse, a head of section and one more staff member will take part in the consultation.

We want to build a good cooperative relationship with you and your family – and the best road to that is good and open dialogue.

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Furnishing your residenceWhen you move into ”Bryghuset – Svendborg Dementia Town” it is helpful if the residence is equipped with furniture and other things that mean something to you. This makes it easier for you to feel at home in the new surroundings.

Your residence must be furnished in a way that takes your abilities and care needs into consideration. For example, space has to be clear for us to help you with personal hygiene or in and out of bed if we need to.

We do not recommend rugs, as there is a risk of tripping over the loose edges. If you use a wheelchair and/or a lifter, a carpet should not cover the floor-space. All residences are un-furnished, but we provide a profiling bed if needed. You will also need help from your relatives or others to equip the residence with curtains, lamps, paintings etc.

Housing associationThe residences are let out by the housing association BSB Svendborg. This means that the residence is your privately rented apartment, covered by the same rules and regulations that apply to other rented apartments. You can apply for housing benefits and a deposit loan through Svendborg City Administration.

Once you have signed the contract and paid the deposit and the rent for the first month, you will get a set of three keys for the residence. Please arrange key delivery with the building caretaker, Ulrik Rasmussen. Mr. Rasmussen is also responsible for inspection of the residence before you move in and when the contract is terminated.

We want to build a good cooperative

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Life at BryghusetThe Dementia Town is a tiny “town inside the town”. It has its own hairdresser, podiatrist, general store, second-hand shop, restaurant, and café.

In addition, there is a “gentlemen’s cave”, a music library, a country kitchen, physical training facilities, and a hobby room.

Please use the wellness-room when you have an appointment with your hairdresser or podiatrist.

The general store and second-hand shop is open every workday 10:30 am – 2 pm.

The store is run by volunteers.

Opening hours in the Activity Centre

Mondays 10 am – 3 pmTuesdays 10 am – 7 pmWednesdays 10 am – 3 pmThursdays 10 am – 7 pmFridays 10 am – 3 pm

Every 4th Sunday the Activity Centre is open 10 am – 3 pm.

We constantly strive to keep Bryghuset a living and active place, where we all cooperate to give residents a rich and good everyday life.

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Outdoors

The central court of Bryghuset contains several spots where residents can sit outdo-ors. There is an enclosed garden with a small stage, covered pavilions, raised garden beds, and a network of paths.

In the spring of 2017 the “Supporters’ club” for the Dementia Town obtained a generous grant of four million DKK (540,000 EUR) from the A.P. Møller Foundation for a large extension of the garden currently under development.

There are rich possibilities for walks for you and your visitors.

We put great emphasis on getting outdoors, going for walks, and weather permitting we often eat outside.

We have volunteers on bicycles who offer trips around or outside town once or twice a week.

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Cakes from ”The Great Bake Off”on ”The Day of the Cake 2017”

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TraditionsWe value traditions at Bryghuset, and put much effort into decorating the rooms for Fastelavn (Carnival), Easter and Christmas. We celebrate the holidays with Easter and Christmas lunches, as the residents have known these traditions all their lives. We also celebrate annual Summer, Harvest and Sailors’ parties.

ActivitiesIn addition, we have lots of other activities and groups throughout the year, in the Acitvity Centre, as well as the sub-sections.

Relatives are very welcome to participate, and we invite and recommend relatives to help along and take part in our activities and daily life – according to each ones energy and abilities.

Relatives are also welcome to initiate activities and invite other residents. E.g., play cards, bake a cake in the kitchen, go for a walk, take a ride on our duo-bikes, participate in our trips around town, bring the coffee outside in the garden, the pavilion, or to the lake.

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”Vouchers”Svendborg City Council offers all nursing home residents a set of ”vouchers”. A voucher corre-sponds to half an hour of extra care. Residents choose what they want to use the extra half hour for – there are (almost) no limits to how it can be spent.Vouchers can be used once a week, or pooled for activities that take more than half an hour.Vouchers can thus be spent on a trip with the tour boat Helge, a visit to a restaurant, dinner with old friends, walks, swimming or a game of cards.

Residents and Relatives’ CouncilThere is currently no Residents and Relatives’ Council in ”Bryghuset – Svendborg Dementia Town”. Instead, all residents and relatives are invited for an annual residents and relatives’ meeting in each sub-section, as well as a common dialogue meeting, where we discuss topics relevant to the life of the residents.

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Tv and cableIn all residences, there is access to cable TV. Residents can choose among several different ‘package deals’.

There is wireless internet access in the common rooms, but residents have to have their own router to have access in the residences.

In each common room, there is an IPad available for residents and visitors.

Life historyWe would like you and/or your relatives to fill in the ”Here’s my life” form. This will give our staff a basic understanding of your life, habits, wishes and needs – supporting us in giving you the best possible care.

Rehabilitation We do our best to support you in having a life of dignity and quality.

Taking your needs and wishes as the starting point, the staff will help you do what you are able to do. We actively support you in maintaining your capabilities, so that you can participate in the daily life of Bryghuset.We have a rehabilitation therapist at hand, and cooperate with the municipal physio-therapists and occupational therapists for support and guidance.

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Special care dentistrySpecial care dentistry is offered to citizens with severe physical and/or mental disabilities. Dental/prosthetic checkups and basic treatment can be performed in the residence.

The head of section determines if a resident is eligible for special care dentistry. There is a fixed month-ly charge for special care dentistry of 42 DKK (5.5 EUR) pr. month. For advanced treatments in the clinic, the resident is also responsible for the transportation.

StaffOur care staff consists of examined nursing home helpers and assistants, as well as temporary staff. There is staff available all day and night.

Nurses are present in “Bryghuset – Svendborg Dementia Town” during normal working hours, and outside working hours the Svendborg City residential care nurses are on call.

Special care dentistry – staff, laundry and the “service deal”

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Laundry

We wash your laundry separately, but please mark your clothes with name or residence number anyway – preferably before moving in. We recommend using a textile marker.

Except in certain cases, we wash all clothes by machine, and often use a dryer – please be aware of this when purchasing clothes.

As the laundry is done by the available staff, errors may occur. If we damage laundry by an error on our part, we will refund it. We may also happen to deliver laundry in the wrong residence. Sorry, in advance.

Other costs for the joint facilities

Everyday activities, newspapers and magazines. Nap-kins, candles, tablecloths and flowers. Toilet paper, bin liners, plastic bags, light bulbs etc.Permanent items for the common rooms, such as tableware, fridge, TV etc.

The service deal does not include:Warm meals, hairdresser, podiatrist, tobacco, clothes, cosmetics, candy, personal magazines, medicine, home insurance etc.Residents who are tube fed will be refunded for the food and drink part of the service deal.

The ”service deal”We offer a service deal that includes most of what you will need on a daily basis, except warm meals.

The service deal includes:Food (cold meals only) and drink (including, as appropriate, beer and wine). House cleaning articles for the residences and common rooms.

Personal hygiene articles

Soap, shampoo, skin lotion, bath oil, deodorant, toothpaste, combs, toothbrushes etc. (not specialty products).

Head of section Eva K. Aagesen . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 15Head of section Pia Skovmøller . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 231. floor East. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 172. floor East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 183. floor East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 191. floor The Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 202. floor The Tower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 263. floor The Tower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 27Bryggerlunden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 37Activity Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 21Temporary residences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 28Assisted living residences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 23 41 25Nurses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 23 41 16/62 23 21 24

The Housing Administration Domea . . . . . . . . .62 22 32 40 Building Caretaker Ulrik Rasmussen. Please call 9 am - 9:30 am

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