Buurtzorg Neighborhood Nursing

The Buurtzorg Model and Approach
Patient-Centered. Highly Skilled. Compassionate. Innovative. Synergistic.

These are all words to describe the Buurtzorg model and the approach of the Buurtzorg nurse. Buurtzorg's highly qualified and well-trained licensed community nurse teams create positive and proactive solutions to provide compassionate, effective, holistic, quality care. This personalized attention and team approach allows individuals to stay in their homes and communities for as long as possible, avoiding more costly institutional care.

Working closely with each individual patient, family members, primary care provider, and other health care and community professionals, the Buurtzorg nurse works to design and implement the most appropriate and effective care plan based on each individual's needs. Buurtzorg's community-based, nurse-led teams integrate the latest research and innovations with practical common sense, creating a simple design of community-based, patient-centered health care delivery.

What Distinguishes Buurtzorg from Other Home Care Organizations?
The team approach allows for the best solutions to promote independence and the quality of life, and allows nurses the autonomy to practice to their highest level of training.
All Buurtzorg nurses are responsible for promoting and providing outstanding care. They focus not only on current needs, but also on preventing future problems.
The Buurtzorg nurse acts as "a navigator" for the patient and family, helping them find the most relevant and innovative solutions to receiving the care they need at home.
Nurses are supported by a simple and streamlined organization with modern IT technology to facilitate "real time" information that is directly connected to the care process and reduces administrative overhead.
Buurtzorg nurses provide licensed, professional care in accordance with the highest national and international professional standards, which are evidence-based and closely monitored.