Zárdakert Idősek Otthona
2373 Dabas-Gyón
Zárda köz 6.

Tel: (06-29) 367-299
Fax: (06-29) 567-082



Brief description of the institution

Before 1950 it used to be the Monastery of Carmelite Nuns Named after the divine Heart of Jesus, where the sisters operated an orphanage, kindergarten and day-care centre. The complex of the single -floor building with pavilion situated on a huge area of 3.5 ha with a lovely large internal garden and courtyard provides real home for its some 150 residents.
Since 2001 the home operates also as a Catholic Social Methodology Institute.



Accommodation

In rooms for 1-2 and 3-4 persons.
The rooms for the sick people have 2 or 4 beds.


Nursing

The home is equipped also to with the special facilities needed to nurse Alzheimer patients and elderly people suffering from senile insanity. The Alzheimer disease has been spreading in Hungary also and there is growing demand in special nursing homes especially for patients in the final stage of the disease. In the home we provide safe conditions for the people entrusted to us. It is a novelty, that the winter garden with fishes, birds, beautiful plants offer a lovely and peaceful environment to our residents. The safe promenade garden had bee constructed in conformity to international practice.


Holy mass

There are holy masses every Sunday in the chapel of the home . As the home is open not only for Catholic patients but also for other believers so we have church service for Lutherans (every Tuesday) and Calvinists (first Sunday every month) as well.


Access to the institution

The settlement Dabas-Gyón is situated along highway 50, 45 km from Budapest in the direction of Kecskemét. You have to turn right from the highway (Vasút utca) to reach the village. The home is at the end of a small by-street (Zárda köz). The village can be reached by train from Budapest, Western Railway Station on the line Lajosmizse-Kecskemét. The bus starting in Budapest from Népstadion (People's Stadium ) or Határ will take you to Dabas-Gyón. The home is situated at a distance of about 1 km from both stations.


Visiting time

The institution is open and visitors can enter at any time. We can provide accommodation for visitors who want to spend several times here.