Home4All is a community-based day-care facility aiming to bring pride, joy and respect to people in their early stages of Dementia by inspiring and supporting them to use their skills in a homely, social environment.
Home4All is located in a traditional New Zealand homestead on 3000 m2 of land in central Raumati, Kapiti Coast. The property has a flower garden, a large workshop, vegetable patches and animals to care for.
The normal household activities provide cognitive stimulation and physical exercise in a very natural way and the coffee and meal times provide important social interactions. At the end of the day we want our visitors to feel content, valued and respected.
We can host 8-10 visitors in a safe environment that is familiar to them; we offer activities to match their former environments, professions and/or hobbies. This increases their quality of life, keeps them mobile and makes them feel valued. It is the essence of Home4All.
Home4all follows a “Dutch green care farm” model, which is a small scale intervention in an actual home situation. It is important that our visitors have an affinity with the outdoors; enjoy being outside, are inspired by doing meaningful activities in the garden, being creative in the (art) workshop or caring for the animals. Getting dirty hands and dirty shoes and soaking up the ‘outdoors’ all contributes to the sense of purpose and well-being that the visitors experience. Outside activities will be enhanced by enjoyable morning teas and lunches together.
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My husband Ian has been attending Home4All now for a few weeks and already I have noticed a difference. When he gets home he is just a little more enthusiastic and interested in life then before he went. If Ian even seems a little happier this is a great outcome for us. I love the fact that he carries out real life and meaningful activities when he is there and comes home with a spring in his step and a smile on his face. Ian doesn't always remember what activities he has been doing but he always remembers how he feels. At Home4All he feels, valued, respected and worthwhile.
Rachel
Home4All is exactly what my family needed! Our sister was diagnosed at 46, incredibly young for what most people consider to be an old age disease. We have found Home4All offers a comfortable, relaxed and inspiring environment with the most welcoming hosts, including their gorgeous dog Bella. Jan and Marian have made an effort to really get to know our sister and what she enjoys and has then incorporated that into how she spends her time there. I love how patient and understanding they are whilst also being able to have fun and laugh with her. Our sister may not remember much of what has happened during the day but she remembers the feel of the place, the companionship and fun offered and so greatly needed. For us as a family, we have enjoyed receiving the emails letting us know what our sister has been up to with the lovely photos to back it up.