Informal care in the municipality of Moerdijk

Many people care for a family member, friend or neighbor. They help and support with housekeeping, personal care, transportation, money matters and so on. You have a personal bond with each other. Informal care is very valuable and that is why Mantelzorg Moerdijk helps you, so that your life remains in balance.

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Informal care campaign: ‘Throw open your cloak, make your care(s) visible’

Family Caregiving Week is from Nov. 10 to 15.
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Start Training Dementia and (N)u

The Dementia and (N)u program helps family members understand and cope with dementia
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Good news: installing a home for informal care becomes easier

Would you like to care for a loved one and are considering a family care home? That is
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What exactly is dementia?

Questions about finances? Request (free of charge) the Finance Pocketbook from Surplus

Need substitute care? Pilot Logeerzorg in the area of Breda

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Self-help training for mental health complaints

Retrospective Week of the Young Caregiver 2022

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Campaign from.love

If you are a caregiver, you do it out of love. For the other person, because you give. Because you love. Because you love. Because the other person is important to you. So you care. out.of.love. You express love through those little moments, by being there AND helping. But when does your own love go out? Do you stop loving yourself or the other for a moment? Do you express yourself then? Out of your love. For yourself. For the other person. Because you do it, out of love. In the out.of.love campaign, four family caregivers tell their stories in the out.of.love podcast.

Yara

Yara is a caregiver for her 19-year-old sister. She has Dravet syndrome, which makes her both mentally and physically disabled and suffers from seizures. She cares for her out of love, but sometimes that love is out for a while. You can listen to her whole story in the podcast.

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Anton

Anton is a caregiver for both his mother and his wife, who is dependent on his care for many things due to her severe rheumatism. He does this out of love, but sometimes that love is out - especially when Anton then no longer gets around to doing things for himself. You can listen to his whole story in the podcast.

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Thea

Thea is a caregiver for her two sons, both of whom have Leigh syndrome. This is an intense metabolic disease in which brain cells are damaged because they do not get enough energy. Thea is a caregiver out of love, but sometimes the love is out for a while. You can listen to her whole story in the podcast.

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Simone

Simone is a caregiver for both her mother and her mother-in-law, both of whom have dementia. For Simone, this is no problem at all, because her parents were always there for her, too. She does it out of love, but sometimes that love is also out for a while. You can listen to her whole story in the podcast.

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Week of the young caregiver

June 1 through June 7 is Young Caregiver Week. One in four young people have care at home, worry or miss care. We call these young caregivers co-makers. After all, they make a lot possible in their home situation. Many young people do not know they are young family caregivers. This year the focus is on “Ask how they are doing”. We focus on the immediate environment of young informal caregivers to pick up the signals around getting stuck in informal care. Think for example of teachers and sports coaches. Paying attention to these often overburdened young people is an important step towards help. In this way we ensure together that young family caregivers receive support. After all, young informal caregivers deserve attention, a listening ear or a pat on the back.

Do you recognize them?

Paying attention to these often overburdened young people is an important step toward helping them. Thus, together we ensure that young family caregivers receive support. This can be done through the informal care support centers or the youth work of Surplus. Do you recognize the possible signs of a family caregiver?

Ask how they are doing

Young family caregivers provide help at home and support difficult situations. Care for parents/caretakers who are ill or brothers/sisters who need extra attention. They make a lot possible and ensure that ‘Fleur is in bed at half past six’, ‘Dinner’ and ‘no smelly laundry’. Team Mantelzorg and Youth Work pay attention to them. And you can help too.
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Video HUB

Video material is available in our Video HUB on questions from family caregivers.

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What exactly is dementia?

Questions about finances? Request (free of charge) the Finance Pocketbook from Surplus

Need substitute care? Pilot Logeerzorg in the area of Breda

Talk about it with your doctor or primary care physician (POH)

Self-help training for mental health complaints

Retrospective Week of the Young Caregiver 2022

We help and support family caregivers from the municipality of Moerdijk

On behalf of the Moerdijk municipality, Surplus supports all Moerdjik family caregivers, young and old. 

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What exactly is dementia?

Questions about finances? Request (free of charge) the Finance Pocketbook from Surplus

Need substitute care? Pilot Logeerzorg in the area of Breda

Talk about it with your doctor or primary care physician (POH)

Self-help training for mental health complaints

Retrospective Week of the Young Caregiver 2022