When work is enjoyable you get GOLD
It was autumn 2004 when the MPB Recruitment Group AG was commissioned to recruit a facility manager for the Passwang Dementia Centre. We found Michael Rosenberg, who was the head of care at a large regional nursing home for the elderly at the time. With his fundamental training as a psychiatric care worker, his advanced training in healthcare management and his long-term professional and management experience he was practically predestined for this challenging task.
The Passwang Dementia Centre recently received the golden award by the Swiss Healthcare AG, which evaluated the range of care services offered, welfare, healthcare 4.0, hotel accommodation, processes and idle time as well as the areas of operational structure, finances, marketing, PR and human resource management.
15 years ago, the objective of the Passwang centre was to become a leading Swiss dementia centre, an exemplary facility and a place where residents feel at home and relatives know that their parents are in the best of hands. The award is a testament to this achievement. It is the result of a consistent way of working that is based on people while focussing on the needs of those suffering from dementia. The primary objective is to make the last stage of their lives as dignified and pleasant as possible.
When asked about his recipe for success, Michael Rosenberg states that work simply needs to be fun. He greatly enjoys working with his colleagues and works in close cooperation with his team, which is ultimately the “driving force of fortune”. The fortune of the dementia centre, one might be tempted to say. This success story ultimately led Michael Rosenberg to also run the Rosengarten retirement home in Laufen. He has been running the home, which has two separate sponsorships, for ten years. This keeps him on his toes during his day to day work, providing repeated challenges and progress – in a positive respect, as Michael Rosenberg mentions.
While listening to Michael Rosenberg speak it becomes clear that he has no intention of resting on his laurels. The wellbeing of “his” residents is too important to him. After all, his background is in care and he continues to work with people and their needs. In addition, the Rosengarten retirement home received a silver award, which Michael Rosenberg is unlikely to settle for. We will stay on the ball and revisit him on his twenty-year anniversary.