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"All tenants admit that the social life that surrounds them in sheltered housing is important" - Walla! Sheltered Housing Association

2021-01-03T05:52:35.733Z


To maintain the vitality and quality of life of seniors, sheltered housing places emphasis on the constant contact with the environment and the supportive family. With the help of activities, meetings and lectures, a society is created that allows each tenant to find the nature of life that suits them: "they are happy"


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"All tenants admit that the social life that surrounds them in sheltered housing is important"

To maintain the vitality and quality of life of seniors, sheltered housing places emphasis on the constant contact with the environment and the supportive family.

With the help of activities, meetings and lectures, a society is created that allows each tenant to find the nature of life that suits them: "they are happy"

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In collaboration with the Association of Sheltered Housing Homes

Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 11:30 p.m.

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In the video: How is the successful social life in the sheltered housing conducted?

(Walla! NEWS Studio)

Within the framework of sheltered housing in the country, there is a routine of social and community life, with an emphasis on cultivating relationships with the environment and the supportive family.

The importance of having active social connections is a significant part of the nature of life in sheltered housing, helping to maintain the vitality and quality of life of the tenants, and preventing them from shutting down and isolating themselves, as happens to many seniors.



To understand the issue in depth, Ilail Harlev, community coordinator at the Ahuzat Rishonim sheltered housing studio, came to the studio: "The home has a working community that works together 24/7. It will allow them to express themselves. "



When moving to sheltered housing, the connection with the families is maintained of course, but also changes.

How It Works?



"We try to do as many intergenerational events as possible, such as lectures to which the family is invited or community or social events. Today of course with the Corona it is a little less possible, but the connection of families with us is unlimited and they can constantly ask and be interested, and come and meet the tenants "The connection is maintained and it is important."



The community at home is made up of people who come from different backgrounds.

How do you formulate them through activities?



"Every new tenant who comes gets an older tenant, who accompanies him by volunteering for a long time. He helps him with the acquaintances with the house people and it is very significant in combination. We do a lot of volunteer activities inside the house, like tenants giving classes or lectures to others. Ours are built together with the tenants' culture committee and we make decisions together. We did digitization projects, for example, and made sure that most of the tenants would learn to play video calls on WhatsApp. There may have been some reluctance at first, "We taught everyone in groups, on a special day under the guidance of the house's workers."



What is the importance of the third age of the relationship with family and friends?



"In conversations with them, everyone admits that the social life that surrounds them in the home is important, whether they have a larger or smaller group of friends. The community attracts tenants to various activities they have not done in their lives. The sheltered housing framework is best for seniors, even those "Social and also for those who want to maintain their privacy more. This ability to get out of the apartment and see more people, to be in a group, is always the right thing to do. Certainly and certainly in old age. I think the vast majority are happy."

You can always find a company and activities (screenshot)

In the second part of the program, Raanan Baranowski went out to the sheltered housing and heard from the tenants about their social life.

"We suddenly have new friends and they invite us for coffee or a meal," said

Chaya Bar-Or from

Dor Carmel.

"For example when there was a closure, I could not meet my son, but we were six or seven tenants together all the time and it was great. Every Thursday or Friday during the Corona, we always found something hanging on the door handle - challah, personal cakes."

Her partner

Haim Bar-Or

added: "The staff works great. We see people who have responsibilities and we feel there are people who make our lives easier. The children say they are calm when they know the parents are in a place like this, that they are watching over us."



"We are six companies, which we would have met in Corona, when it was forbidden to go out," says

Nurit Shahal

, also from Dor Carmel.

"We sat in the yard, at a distance from each other and called ourselves 'the six' and we would solve crossword puzzles and bring refreshments. A connection is formed that today is tremendous. I do not have to decide in advance. "



Pnina Mendelson from "

Mashen Brodecki" testifies: "We are a group of 14 or 16. We are not always all in full force, but there is always a small talk and also more serious conversations. I made personal connections and that is important. Not always in our advanced age can we form such friendships. It's great that it's possible and that's a big part of the content of life. "



"We are guarded and protected, and we do everything to make our time pleasant," says

Sonia Cohen from

Nofei Yerushalayim.

On the first Saturday of the corona bring each tenant flowers to sit, or if there is a lecture do it in capsules, so that maximum people can come.

There is a warm atmosphere here and people cheering for each other, so anyone can go down to the lobby or go to the dining room or to the cultural activities and selection of classes and be with people.

It helps to deal with loneliness. "While

Uzi Davidson from"

Ahuzat Poleg "explains:" Both those who came alone and those who came as a couple and were left alone enjoy a quality of life that I think they would not get anywhere else. "

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