"A good home for the future."

Since December 2024, in the green surroundings of Soesterberg, Lidy, Ton, Cor and Wil have found a new home in Seasons De Oude Tempel. This unique residential care concept offers its residents the possibility of living independently with care available nearby.

‘Before moving here, we lived in an apartment in Amersfoort,’ says Ton. ‘We had very little contact with other people, partly because many of those living there were in a different phase of life than we were. Because I need help and support with my daily functioning, my wife Lidy and I started looking for a home for the future. Seasons was perfect for that. We have the option of calling in care on demand, and the district nursing staff do an excellent job.’

Living with like-minded people

Everyone who lives here, regardless of age or disability, wants to contribute to a pleasant living environment," says Ton. "We really love living here. This place also has a community manager, which works very well. She takes the initiative, encouraging people to get more involved. For example, you can now have coffee together in the living room, and a special brunch was organised at Christmas. Everyone brought something delicious to share. It made it easy to connect with each other, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

A warm welcome

Cor (78) agrees: "Community manager Annabel really deserves a lot of credit. She provides a warm welcome and helps connect people. We've only been living here for a short time, and not all the apartments are occupied yet. The property is still in its early stages, but we've already found ourselves chatting with others in the elevator. Hopefully, we'll get to know more and more people this way. The community also organises weekly walks. I personally go for a run regularly—the surrounding area is really beautiful.

For Cor, the proximity of Het Gastenhuis was an important reason to move with his wife Wil (77) to Seasons De Oude Tempel. Cor: ‘My wife has dementia. And if I can no longer care for her, she can move into Het Gastenhuis and I can still continue to live next door in Seasons De Oude Tempel. It takes some getting used to the new situation, but we truly enjoy living here.’ Wil: ‘We have made the apartment really cosy with flowers. I really like living here. I’m happy here.’ Cor: ‘And that is the most important thing.’

About Seasons De Oude Tempel in Soesterberg

De Oude Tempel in Soesterberg was a historic villa from 1919 that was completely transformed and now houses nine apartments. Next to the villa, a new building was constructed with 38 apartments for the Amvest Living & Care Fund’s integrated residential care concept: Seasons. This concept offers 47 future residents the possibility of living in clusters – to be part of an active community and to be able to call in home care on demand. The residents, who have a light care need or who want this provided for in the future, can thereby continue to live in a familiar environment, even if their care needs increase.