Residents and employees after the courseana closure were well received

After the surprising announcement of the closure of the Vienna Care House Vienna-Tivoli in January, the city of Vienna acted quickly and determined. The affected residents were offered places in other residential and care facilities by the social association (FSW) fund (FSW), many will find a new home in the houses. Professional perspectives could also be conveyed to the employees.

“Care and support is not just about good care, but above all about the quality of life. The current case shows that we can guarantee both when an entire house closes and over 100 people do not know how to proceed. This is not a matter of course and only succeeds if the organizations involved work closely and well together. I thank everyone involved that they helped those affected so quickly “according to social councilor Peter Hacker.

Security of care and professional perspectives for those affected

At the time of the announcement of the closure, 87 FSW customers lived with a need for inpatient care and support in the Course Residence. In addition, some senior citizens who fully financed their place themselves.

“As a fund of the Social Affairs Vienna, together with our partner organizations, we can ensure that there will be a space for all residents in one of the 91 nursing and residential facilities recognized by the FSW in Vienna. In this way we create social security for those affected and do not leave anyone behind. We can give this security to all residents, including those who have not yet been funded by the FSW. We are also happy to be available to employees with our partner organizations as possible employers. “emphasizes FSW managing director Susanne Winkler. “Our FSW customer service has already been able to convey 68 residents of new places. Of these, 64 have already moved to their new home, 31 of them in Trazerberg. ”

Modernized house Trazerberg

The Wiener Pensionist residential houses – houses to live with 30 locations in Vienna is the largest provider of senior care care. The Trazerberg house in Vienna Hietzing was extensively modernized between 2022 and 2024, and 112 additional care places were created.

“With the conversion, we not only have a modern home, but also an attractive workplace. The modernized house is a first milestone as part of our house strategy 2030+ developed together with the FSW and the city of Vienna. With this we will create a total of 450 additional care places throughout Vienna by 2030 ”explains Christian Hennefeind, managing director of the houses to life. A project that convinces: Around 30 former courseana employees will in future work to work for the houses – the first nine of them are already working in the Trazerberg house.