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The Wohlfahrtseinrichtungen der Hansestadt Stralsund gGmbH (WFE) is a non-profit organization that has been operating as a 100% subsidiary of the Hansestadt Stralsund since its founding on September 28, 1993 [1]. The company is dedicated to the comprehensive care and support of people of all ages and pursues exclusively charitable and benevolent purposes in accordance with the tax code [1].
The of the WFE is to promote public welfare and social services in the broadest sense [1]. The company understands housing as a fundamental need and creates a new home for people in need of care who can no longer cope on their own at home [6]. With the approach "Living means being at home," the WFE enables residents to bring their "smaller home" with them and preserve their individuality [6].
The company is guided by values such as normality, self-determination and participation in community life [7]. Residents are supported and accompanied in a self-determined manner, which enables the promotion of their self-sufficiency and active participation [7].
The WFE operates eight care facilities with a total capacity of almost 500 beds [1][5]. The portfolio includes:
In addition to stationary full-time care, the company also offers partial inpatient and day care services as well as outpatient services for care, support and nursing in all life situations and phases [1].
The WFE implements innovative care approaches. For example, the "Am Grünhain" care facility practices the "house within a house" principle, which organizes residents into residential communities and creates a living space characterized by normality and the promotion of self-sufficiency [7]. The "Seniorenhaus Brunnenaue" pursues an integrative care and support concept in which the individuality, dignity and quality of life of the residents are the focus [9].
With around 350 employees, the WFE is an important employer in the region [5]. The company has received several awards from the Institut für Sozialforschung und berufliche Weiterbildung, the Lokalen Bündnis für Familie der Hansestadt Stralsund and the Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend as a family-friendly company [5]. The WFE offers its employees a wide range of options for balancing work and family life.
The WFE provides potential residents with comprehensive advice services. The admission management creates individual offers that correspond to the personality and living conditions of the individual [4]. The advice is free of charge and non-binding, and appointments can be arranged to minimize waiting times [4].
The Wohlfahrtseinrichtungen der Hansestadt Stralsund gGmbH is an established, non-profit organization that plays an important role in the care of the elderly and social services in the city of Stralsund through its differentiated range of services, innovative care concepts and its focus on human dignity and self-determination [1][5].
