Building an informal care home

Informal care is intensive care or support that goes beyond the usual care. This form of care comes from a social relationship between the caregiver and the person being cared for: for example, someone who takes their parents into their home to care for them in their old age. Under certain conditions, an informal care home can be built next to an existing home. It is also possible to use an existing outbuilding next to an existing home as an informal care home, or to realise the informal care home in the main building.

How does it work?

In some cases, you need a permit to build an informal care home, but this is not always necessary.

Do a permit check to see if you need a permit for the property. You can do the check via the Omgevingsloket (environmental counter).

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

Conditions

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

  • At least one of the residents of the informal care home provides or receives informal care from a resident of the main house;
  • A maximum of two people live in the informal care home;
  • The need for informal care must be demonstrated with a statement from your doctor, nurse or social-medical advisor: please also send this to the municipality.
  • The care home must comply with the Building Decree 2012, article 1.14 'Temporary construction';
  • After the termination of the informal care, the new home may no longer be used as living space, but for example as a garage or storage;
  • The house will be provided with its own house number if it concerns an independent house (lockable and equipped with spaces such as a kitchen and bathroom). In this case, you will receive an assessment for both the main house and the granny flat for the sewage and waste disposal levy.
  • You will receive one assessment for the property tax (OZB) because the granny flat is on the same property as the main house. This will be higher because the value of the new granny flat is included, see the link in the right column for more information.

Would you like to build a caregiver's dwelling? 

If you want to investigate the possibilities for building or placing an informal care home, this can be done through a conversation with the Area Team. Please contact us by phone via 14 0511.