On July 29, 2024, the Casa Mia Adventist Nursing Home inaugurated its new center dedicated to the treatment of cognitive decline in the elderly. 

The center uses some particularly creative projects such as the Snoezelen room, for multisensory stimulation, aimed at reducing states of psychomotor agitation; the living room equipped with a fireplace; the corner dedicated to typical Romagna cuisine, where the famous and delicious minestre (soups) are prepared as occupational therapy; the aromatic and musical garden; the newsstand - haberdashery; the travel room where the train experience is reproduced with the reconstruction of a compartment animated by videos and sensory elements of movement and sounds.

Key guests who attended the event were Stefano Bonaccini, the outgoing president of the Emilia Romagna region and newly elected MEP; Enzo Lattuca, the president of the province of Forlì-Cesena and mayor of Cesena; Gianluca Zattini, the mayor of Forlì; and Roberto Buonaugurio, the treasurer of the Italian Union of Adventist Churches. 

Director Giovanni Benini recalled the path taken in the realization of the project and thanked the supporters who made it possible, particularly the ottopermille fund of the Adventist Church and the cinquepermille fund of the Adventist Social Welfare. The center hosts eight residents in personalized rooms, cared for by four operators.

About Casa Mia

Casa Mia was established four decades ago as a project seeking to accommodate self-sufficient elderly people. Over the years, various transformations have led to structural adaptations and the inclusion of elderly residents who are not self-sufficient, in response to the area’s new and growing needs. The facility has been modified and enlarged, becoming a reference center for people with various needs.

Inaugurated in 1983, the facility has undergone profound changes. Today, while maintaining a close link with its founding principles, Casa Mia has reached a new dimension. Regional church leaders explained that it has gone through a process of professionalization and staff qualification to guarantee services and interventions tailored to the different needs of its residents.

Casa Mia has been affiliated with the Regional Health Service since 1997. The institution is also a member of the Europe-based AdventCare Network, which seeks to provide support and expertise to health organizations and services in line with the Adventist health message. Its stated goal is “to share God’s love through the example of the ministry of Jesus Christ by providing physical, mental, social, and spiritual healing and well-being.”

The original article was published on the Inter-European Division website.