Ministry of Health:
Coping with life changing events and loneliness/spiritual care
In 2018 I was asked to set up a project group to find a good destination for funds
that were allocated to support older people who are struggling with life changing
events and loneliness. This kind of support should by law be provided to people in
institutions like nursing homes. For people living at home this type of public support
was not well organised. There is a need however, as people are living longer at home
and many are no longer affiliated to churches (who tradionally provided this type
of support). We organised the support by setting up financing of spiritual care givers
as well as a new research programme on “Purpose in life”.
Read here for an interview in Dutch (van levensbegeleider tot worstelcoach)