15/11/2025
A few weeks ago, we visited Silviahemmet in Sweden — the dementia center founded by Queen Silvia over 30 years ago. This place completely redefined what dignity in dementia care looks like.
No uniforms. Guests (not patients). Cooking together, art, walking clubs, horseback riding — life continues here. You truly can’t tell who is staff and who is a guest.
Ulrika, the Managing Director, said something powerful:
“You wouldn’t ask a plumber to fix pipes without tools — so why ask someone to care for dementia without the right tools?”
Sweden has trained over 400,000 people through Silviahemmet’s programs. Their approach is simple:
Do things with people, not for them. Focus on what they can still do.
We left inspired — and excited to bring some of these principles into Caresify.