‘Moj jezik vrijedi’ – ‘My Language Counts’

The fact that personal history becomes more important in old age and cultural and linguistic features play a central role is a matter of everyday care in the nursing home in Nikitsch. Fairly simple, but effective measures are adopted in order to make the stay for persons in need of nursing services a more dignified experience . This is especially true of those numerous residents who suffer from dementia, as it is obviously easier for them to speak of their memo ries in Croatian.By granting this award, we hope to highlight this bilingualism in a nursing centre in Nikitsch as a model for other bilingual regions in Austria.