One less worry: Find a warm place to stay nearby.
What Stay Close offers you as a caregiver
Stay Close understands that caring for a loved one can be intensive, especially when they are admitted to a hospital far from home. We offer you the opportunity to find a temporary, warm and affordable place to stay with a host family near the care institution. This way you can be close by, without the extra stress of long travel times or expensive hotel costs.
Your Benefits
- Proximity:Stay at a short distance from your loved one.
- Rest:Find a quiet place to catch your breath.
- Support:Experience the warmth and hospitality of a local family.
- Affordability:Clear agreements about an expense reimbursement, no commercial prices.
How does it work? (Step-by-step for Caregivers)
- 1. Sign up:Easily create a profile.
- 2. Search:Specify your preferences and the care institution.
- 3. Find:View the available host families and their offerings.
- 4. Request:Submit a request to the host family of your choice.
- 5. Connect:After acceptance, make arrangements with the host family.
- 6. Stay:Arrive and focus on what really matters: caring for your loved one and yourself.
Costs
Expense reimbursement for host family:
You pay an expense reimbursement of €10 per day directly to the host family (€15 per day if meals are included). This covers their costs and is mutually agreed upon and arranged.
Contribution to Stay Close platform:
Stay Close is deliberately non-commercial. After your stay, we ask for a voluntary contribution to the platform ("Pay what you can") - completely according to your own ability and appreciation. Suggestions: €5 - €50 - €150 or another amount of your choice.
Testimonials from Caregivers
“Thanks to Stay Close, I was able to be close to my partner during a difficult period. The host family was a huge support.”
- A Caregiver
“It was so nice not having to travel back and forth every day. I could focus completely on my mother.”
- Maria K., Antwerp
More Information
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions, lees ons Manifesto, of bekijk het support material for caregivers.
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