Origin brings Canadian nursing care to Poland

The Origin MemoryCare centre in Otwock, which is to be opened in mid 2018, will provide nursing care for elderly people. “This is the most demanding and difficult service sector and at the same time the most neglected in Poland,” claims Krzysztof Jacuński, the managing director of Origin Polska. The 8,200 sqm centre will have 131 beds as well as a 5,000 sqm private park and is to be developed on a 11.7 ha site. The preliminary design is by Krzysztof Jacuński and the Arco design studio of Gdynia, while the detailed design is by the Modulor-Architekci studio of Wrocław. The new centre is to be integrated with an existing building on the site in order to retain Otwock’s traditional architectural style, known as ‘Świdermajer’. The care home is to specialise in caring for those suffering from dementia, including Alzheimer’s, and will also offer stroke rehabilitation. “Regardless of age and the degree of independence, we wish to provide our patie