The editorial team at FOCUS-Gesundheit has awarded the Advent-Wohlfahrtswerk (AWW)Friedensau Nursing Home a certificate as a "Top Nursing Home". FOCUS-Gesundheit is a prominent German health magazine and digital platform published by FOCUS, one of Germany's leading news magazines. This recognition is based on independent data collection on Germany's top residential care facilities, evaluating criteria such as care quality, quality of life, infrastructure, staff competence, and the involvement of family members.
Operated by the Advent-Wohlfahrtswerk (AWW), the official welfare agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Friedensau facility is one of five nursing homes in the nationwide AWW network.
History
Founded in the early 20th century, the retirement home was built to provide a place where elderly church members and returning missionaries could live according to their Adventist faith and values. Following the establishment of Friedensau in 1899, church leadership decided to build the retirement home in this quiet, rural location. Funded largely by donations from church congregations, the building was dedicated on July 25, 1907.
Daily devotions and church services have been an integral part of the retirement home's daily routine from the very beginning. During the post-WWII era and through the challenges of the GDR period, the retirement home persevered despite severe restrictions on church-run facilities, eventually undergoing extensive renovation in 1980.
Following German reunification, the Advent-Wohlfahrtswerk (AWW) assumed sponsorship of the retirement home. Because the historic building no longer met modern care standards, a completely new facility was constructed under the leadership of director Roland Rudolf. Completed in a remarkably short time, the new building opened on December 3, 1997. Today, the Friedensau Nursing Home enjoys an outstanding reputation both within the Adventist Church and throughout the region, offering 120 private rooms with en-suite bathrooms and compassionate, faith-centered care.
To read the Press Statement of AWW, please go here.
