The new shared care home in Korntal is designed for eight people who can no longer live in their own four walls due to dementia-related changes. The shared flat is being built in a municipal building owned by the town of Korntal-Münchingen in the Korntal-West development area. The shared care home is due to open at the beginning of April, initially with four residents. It is the eighth facility of its kind in the district. It was funded by the district with an investment cost subsidy of 50,000 euros. This means that welfare recipients can also be admitted to the shared care home.
"A successful model concept"
A two-group daycare center is located on the first and second floors of the building. Above this is the shared care apartment with a roof terrace. There are further apartments on the fourth floor of the building. There is also a neighborhood room for events, meetings and the like.
"It is a successful model concept with different forms of living and care for different generations as well as the integration of a neighborhood management - this interaction is what makes the project so attractive," said Dierbach during the tour.
The care home is run by Vielfalt Leben gGmbH from Gerlingen, which is part of the Heidehof Foundation and already has experience in running residential care communities. Vielfalt Leben is a non-profit company founded in 2017 that has set itself the task of developing and implementing innovative living and care concepts.
Where living together and participating in social life is made possible
Residential care communities are not inpatient care facilities, but enable people to live together and participate in social life in an outpatient setting. Care services are provided by one or more outpatient care services. The provider of the shared flat ensures a round-the-clock presence. Relatives can contribute services to the shared flat. Each resident has their own room and there are three large bathrooms available. A communal kitchen with dining and living area is shared. Household chores such as cooking, baking, laundry and shopping are done together with the residents where possible.
The costs for a shared care home are the same as for a nursing home. These always depend on the degree of care required by the residents and the support of relatives.
