Nursing Homes

To mark World Alzheimer’s Day, emeis wishes to highlight the effectiveness and benefits of a healthy lifestyle and comprehensive support for patients and their loved ones. As diagnostic and therapeutic research progress, one thing is becoming clear: early detection of symptoms and prevention play a vital role in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.

For several days now, the Gironde region in south-west France has been facing fires of an exceptional scale. In response to this emergency, emeis took immediate action to ensure the safety of everyone – residents, service users and staff – in the affected areas.

To prevent, detect and support patients at every stage of the disease, the Group is developing a holistic approach based on 2 pillars: health and well-being.

Last June, emeis published a study on the link between the use of specific Alzheimer's drugs and mortality among its residents suffering from major neurocognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease.

Meals are a special time of life, synonymous with conviviality, sharing and pleasure. Let's take a look at the role of nutrition in the medical and nursing care provided in our ‘homes for the elderly’.

The lives of residents in retirement homes are punctuated by moments of care, moments of conviviality and moments of calm, all supervised by teams committed to ensuring the well-being of each resident.

Frédéric Verlaine, director of our nursing home in Tubize, Belgium, had an idea: open the doors of his facility to the children of his staff! A project that's already been emulated...