Visiting friends in the late afternoon

Visiting friends are sought in the late afternoon.

Some of our visiting friends have created a completely new and truly cozy way of seeing each other.

They regularly visit one of the residents once a week or every 14 days in the late afternoon.

At first they would accompany the resident to dinner before going home. But eventually they would stay and eat with them, and suddenly a fantastic concept had been formed.

1. A resident has a visiting friend, and they spend half an hour or a full hour in the resident's apartment.

2. They are accompanied to dinner, and the resident gets the joy of eating dinner together. I believe that having someone to eat with while enjoying themselves together increases the positive appetite. The feeling of being “accompanied” by someone also provides both security and joy. And some residents have even become more eager to socialize at dinner after being accompanied by a visiting friend.

3. And at the same time, the rest of the ward's residents feel that there is a nice visit while they eat, and gradually their joy at seeing you at dinner also shines through. They start to ask XXXX XXXX curiously, and a little cautious "hello" turns into; "how nice to see you again", and even a hug or 2.

Yes, sometimes good experiences are created by chance, and then it's just a matter of grabbing them and embracing them 😊

If you would like to try your hand at being a visiting friend with us, we would love to hear from you.

It doesn't have to be in connection with dinner, it can be mornings, afternoons, or weekends, whichever suits you best.

Many choose to visit once a week, others every 14 days, and it will be entirely up to you and the resident how often it suits you to see each other.

We have several residents who would like to have visitors, and we are always open to good ideas if you come up with a good idea.

At Stefanshjemmet, people with late brain injuries live, it can be after car accidents, falls from horses, drowning accidents, brain hemorrhages and other things. These are people who have all lived a completely normal life just like you and me, but who today have been affected in different senses, and therefore need help and support to, for example, read from a book, take a walk in the garden, find some music together, or go out and visit, for example, the marina and eat an ice cream together. Or something many enjoy, just sitting and talking about anything and everything.

Thank you for reading the long post, hope to hear from you who would like to become a visiting friend with us at Stefanshjemmet.