The way was long and not always easy, but now it is there, the Seefeld senior citizens' quarter on Anton-Ettmayr-Strasse in Oberalting-Seefeld.
The first residents move in on March 1st.
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- "It's strange when you have seen everything on the plans in front of you and then stand in the middle." Ulf Walliczek makes a very relaxed impression.
The co-founder of the senior citizens' quarter in Seefeld has a construction period of around 20 months and has invested more than ten million euros.
But it went pretty well.
"We only have a small delay due to the corona," said Walliczek during the press conference that followed a tour of the house.
Rather, he provided surprises himself: “The traffic calming in front of the door, the decision in favor of a geronto roof garden, the planning of an exercise and music room and possibly a bus stop in front of the door - that always occurred to us and of course Time wasted. "
In March, a married couple and two individuals move into the first three of a total of 27 apartments.
More residents will probably follow on May 1st and June 1st, "the rental contracts are still on the way," says Bärbel Färber from the rental management.
The commercial management is in the hands of Claudia Hübsch from NBH Weßling, the technical management is in the hands of Thomas Münch.
Meanwhile, Silvia Roti is “the face of outpatient day care,” as Walliczek puts it.
This will probably not open until May.
“At the moment we shouldn't be allowed, even if we could.
We have to see how the corona-related situation develops, ”explains Walliczek.
17 seats are available to guests in the bright annex.
In the middle of the main room is a red kitchen unit, the chairs are upholstered in green, the window frames are made of wood.
No savings were made here.
Walliczek had always emphasized that he wanted the ambience in such a way that he felt comfortable inside.
He seems to have stuck to that.
Nothing was saved in the apartments either.
The floors are made of wood, it is light and friendly.
The square meter price is around 19 euros.
For a one-room apartment you pay around 1000 euros, for two rooms 1700 and for three rooms 2400. The price includes a service fee with, for example, everyday support.
Cleaning, food and assistance systems can also be booked.
The quarter is also up to date. For example, sensors can measure the temperature of the residents and if they fall or there are any other irregularities, they can immediately send an emergency call.
The idea is that the residents can stay in their apartments until their last breath.
“This is what sets us apart from assisted living,” explains Walliczek.
There you have to move to a nursing home at the end of the walk.
“But we want to offer all care levels here.” That is why Walliczek is currently also having care beds tested, which can be booked if required.
The concept turns the senior citizens' quarter in Seefeld into a lighthouse project in the district.
In Walliczek's mind, couples also live in the neighborhood, where a partner can still use the offers and help is given to the possibly sick partner.
Lounges with kitchenettes are intended to promote community, there are music and gymnastics rooms.
Walliczek changed the concept again and again, but now it is largely refined.
The occupation of the two shared apartments, which can accommodate eight and nine residents, respectively, is still open.
Originally, both were to become dementia shared apartments.
"But we collect and look at it, one of them may also become a senior citizens' flat."
Walliczek is already working closely with Neighborhood Aid Weßling; as reported, the nursing service slipped under the wing of the Pilsensee operating company in autumn 2020.
If the pandemic allows, Walliczek would also like to cooperate more closely with NBH Seefeld in terms of offers in and around the house.
As reported, he is also opening the outdoor facilities, including the boules alley, to the general public.
Walliczek, however, is still concerned about the vaccinations that are due.
“We want all residents to be vaccinated,” he says.
So far, however, there are no appointments for him, neither for the quarter nor for the nursing home a few meters away, which Walliczek also runs.
The pandemic has already torn a large gap in our own ranks.
Co-partner Dr.
Manfred Epp, who was still fresh at the groundbreaking ceremony in May 2019, fell ill with Covid-19 at the end of December and died in January at the age of 81.
According to Walliczek, his son Christian continues to run the business.
Roti also went through the disease.
But she still wants to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
While the outdoor facilities are being built around the senior citizens' quarter, the multi-generation project of the Maro cooperative is growing a few meters further. The ground floor is of one of the two planned structures. The road in front of the senior citizens' quarter will be traffic calmed. Elementary school, Neighborhood Aid Seefeld, the Maro project and the senior citizens' quarter could form a new town center. "We have the new social center of Oberalting-Seefeld here," says Walliczek happily. "That could be really good."
