[The well-being of residents in a home for the aged. Brief report of a study of the well-being of residents in the nursing home Den Eerdbrand and in the sheltered apartment De Bevelanden in Eindhoven].

Abstract

In this contribution some aspects of the evaluation of the well-being of the residents of an old peoples' home and a scheme of sheltered housing are described, namely the preparation and the motives for admission, the space of their own room, the freedom to act and speak, the sense of security, the opportunities for activities and mutual contacts and the appreciation by tenants of the activities and the attitude of the staff. Beside a high degree of satisfaction, some people present a certain degree of resignation.