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July 2026 Newsletter

The July newsletter from Mantelzorg Moerdijk is here again! 🌿 It’s full of wonderful stories, new activities, practical tips, and moments of recognition for everyone who cares for someone else. Read the July newsletter here: surplus-mantelzorg.email-provider.eu/web/kvnsha2xks/uwk2tafvbk Don’t want to miss a thing and always be the first to know about our news, meetings, and special events? Sign up […]

Week of Fellow Enablers

Let's take care of these young family caregivers From June 1 to 7, Mantelzorg Moerdijk and the municipality of Moerdijk put fellow caregivers in the spotlight. These are children and young people who do just that little bit extra at home. In this week, on June 3 at 15.30, Alderman Pauline Joosten launches the renewed [...].

Alzheimer Café 2026 in the municipality of Moerdijk

Alzheimer Café 2026 in the Municipality of Moerdijk The Alzheimer Café in the Municipality of Moerdijk is a meeting place for everyone dealing with dementia. These are people with dementia themselves, family caregivers, volunteers and others who are interested in the subject. The Café offers an accessible opportunity to share information and experiences, ask questions [...].

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

The week of informal care is from November 10 to 15. We pay extra attention to all informal caregivers who are ready for another person every day. Besides all kinds of activities, Surplus is launching the campaign ‘Throw open your mantle, make your care(s) visible. Many caregivers do not call themselves caregivers They simply care, out of [...]

Start Training Dementia and (N)u

Dementia is more than just forgetting. For informal caregivers, often children or partners, it can be a great challenge to cope daily with the changes brought on by dementia. To support in this, Surplus offers the program Dementia and (N)u. In six weekly meetings, with a district nurse present each time, participants cover topics [...]

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 will soon become easier. The government is working on a new law. That law will ensure that you can place an informal care home throughout the Netherlands under the same rules. Municipalities may no longer make additional rules. What will change? The new law is called: Strengthening [...]

Inspiration case with smart tools for family caregivers

Informal care is valuable, but it can also be tough. Caring for someone close to you demands a lot of your time and energy. You could use some support. Surplus has developed a special Inspiration Kit full of smart tools to support and relieve you. Why an Inspiration Kit can help you The Inspiration Kit is full of [...]

What exactly is dementia?

A clear explanation video by Dr. Anneke van der Plaats about what exactly happens in the brain when someone has dementia. And what happens then less and less. From her book ‘De dag door met dementie’. Anneke van der Plaats is a social geriatrician and as a nursing home physician, scientist, lecturer and consultant in the field [...]

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