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Neuruppin celebrates the opening of the new palliative care center – a ray of hope!
A new palliative care center opened in Neuruppin promotes the quality of life of terminally ill patients with modern living options.
Neuruppin celebrates the opening of the new palliative care center – a ray of hope!
Something is happening in Neuruppin – for those who need it most. A newly opened, barrier-free palliative care center now offers terminally ill people an important point of contact. The new building at Wittstocker Allee 3 was built with generous funding of four million euros and will soon become an important part of palliative care in the region [maz-online.de].
The palliative care center not only includes 12 apartments, but also 8 places for short-term care. Residents will find everything they need on four floors - from fully equipped apartments with 34 to 54 square meters to common rooms with kitchens. The first tenants are expected to move in next July. They have to expect monthly costs of around 700 euros for a one-room apartment and 900 euros for a two-room apartment.
An initiative for a better quality of life
A lot has happened since the foundation stone was laid on November 24, 2023. The operator of the new center is the Prignitz-Ruppiner Hospizgesellschaft mbH, which has recognized the growing need for palliative living spaces. The focus is on alleviating symptoms and improving the quality of life of seriously ill people, as the [German Hospital Association](https://www.dkgev.de/themen/medizin- Wissenschaft/sorges Formen/palliativsorge/) emphasizes.
An important goal of the palliative care center is to optimally complement the existing care structures. In Neuruppin, hospices such as the “Haus Wegwarte” have often been used, which is a great facility, but with only twelve rooms it also creates waiting times. The new offerings in the center will provide much-needed relief.
A path to history
Dieter Nürnberg, the head of the hospice company, is also planning to renovate the neighboring clinker brick building, which is a listed building. The history of the building is not without its shadows - it once served as a makeshift prison and torture chamber for the Nazis. A historical context that shows that a lot of suffering human history hangs in this place.
The clinker brick building, once part of the Schönbeck brewery, is only part of a 6,000 square meter area that provides space for the new facility. In addition to the existing offerings, student accommodation and cultural activities in the ice cellar will also be taken into account in future plans.
Overall, the new palliative care center not only represents an answer to the increasing need for palliative housing, but also symbolizes a positive change in the area of health care in Neuruppin and beyond.