Mantel care home construction

Informal care is intensive Health support that Health standard Health . This form of Health based on a social relationship between the caregiver and the care recipient—for example, someone who takes their parents into their home to care for them in their old age. Under certain Requirements , an informal care unit Requirements be built adjacent to an existing home. It is also possible to convert an existing outbuilding attached to a home into an informal care home or to build the informal care home within the main structure.

How does it work?

In a number of cases, you need a permit to build a home for informal care, however, this is not always required.

Do a permit check to see if you need a permit for the property. You can do the check through the Environment Desk.

  • If you need a permit, we advise you to inquire with the Municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel. The municipality can be reached via telephone number 140511 or via gemeente@t-diel.nl. 

Requirements

To build an informal care home, you must meet a number of Requirements. These Requirements both to building an informal care home without a permit and to building one with a permit.

  • At least one of the occupants of the informal care home provides or receives informal care from an occupant of the primary residence;
  • A maximum of two people live in the family care home;
  • The need for informal care must be able to be demonstrated with a statement from your family doctor, nurse or social-medical advisor: send this to the municipality as well;
  • The informal care home must comply with the 2012 Building Code, Section 1.14 "Temporary Construction.
  • After the termination of the informal care, the new home may no longer be used as living quarters, but may be used, for example, as a garage or storage room;
  • The home is provided with its own house number if it is an independent dwelling (lockable and equipped with areas such as kitchen and bathroom). In this case, you will receive an assessment for sewer and garbage taxes for both the main house and the home for informal care;
  • You will receive one assessment for the property tax (OZB) because the home is located in the same yard of the main house. This will be higher because the value of the new informal care home is included, see link in the right bar for more information.

Do you want to build a home for informal care? 

If you would like to have your options for building or placing an assisted living facility explored, you can do so through a conversation with the Area Team. Please contact us by phone at 14 0511.