My father lives alone in the Hansaviertel and refuses to move into a home. What is possible?

A good deal. Two or three hours of companionship a day, plus overnight care two or three nights a week, is often enough to make a small flat safe. At the first meeting we work out what makes sense.

Are the flats in the Hansaviertel suitable for care?

Mostly not — they are small, often with narrow doorways. Even so, care at home is possible here in most cases, usually with small structural adaptations, some of which are paid for by the statutory long-term care insurance (Pflegekasse).

Can you come just once a week?

Yes — we accept a minimum of two to three hours a week where the arrangement is a long-term one.

Care in the Hansaviertel — in the quiet quarter between Tiergarten and the Spree

The Hansaviertel is one of Berlin’s singular quarters. Built in 1957 for the Interbau international building exhibition, with work by Niemeyer, Aalto, Gropius and Eiermann — a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status. But it is also an ordinary residential district with one particularity: many of the original residents have grown old here. The flats often have small floor plans, and the residents often live alone.

We come to the Hansaviertel because we know the quarter. From Bahnhof Bellevue, from Altonaer Straße, from Klopstockstraße — all of it is ten minutes from our base in Moabit.

Who comes to us in the Hansaviertel

Original residents of the Interbau flats, now very elderly and often living alone.
People needing care in the flats of the Caritas housing scheme on Händelallee.
Older residents with an interest in art and culture, who moved here to be within reach of cultural Berlin.
Widows and widowers who want to stay in the flat they know but need some help.

What is most often needed in the Hansaviertel

Companionship by the hour:: for older people living alone — not every day, but regularly. Two or three hours: a walk through the Tiergarten together, lunch together, reading aloud from a book.
Weekend cover:: When there is a cleaner during the week and volunteer visitors, but the weekend is empty — we step in.
Overnight care where there is anxiety:: In small flats where getting up to the bathroom at night brings a fear of falling.
Accompaniment to cultural events:: Some clients still want to go to a concert, to the theatre, to an exhibition — with an experienced companion, that remains possible.

Hospitals

Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum (Forckenbeckplatz) — 5 minutes.
Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin — 5 minutes.
DRK Kliniken Westend — 10 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

My father lives alone in the Hansaviertel and refuses to move into a home. What is possible?
A good deal. Two or three hours of companionship a day, plus overnight care two or three nights a week, is often enough to make a small flat safe. At the first meeting we work out what makes sense.
Are the flats in the Hansaviertel suitable for care?
Mostly not — they are small, often with narrow doorways. Even so, care at home is possible here in most cases, usually with small structural adaptations, some of which are paid for by the statutory long-term care insurance (Pflegekasse).
Can you come just once a week?
Yes — we accept a minimum of two to three hours a week where the arrangement is a long-term one.

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