The care is often organized in smaller units, usually with 6–8 residents, in which personal care and daily routines are integrated. The care staff performs tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening together with the residents. This psychosocial care concept seeks to allow people to continue, as much as possible, the life they had before admission and promotes person centered care and quality of life. It also supports as much as possible the autonomy of the residents, letting them make their own choices and encouraging social interaction and participation in activities.
‘De Port’ is an example of green care farms hosting residents with psycho-geriatric or somatic problems: https://deport.nl/ (Watch a video – in Dutch – presenting ‘De Port’ here).
Farms promoting therapeutic use of farming practices are also developing across Europe, but not always aimed at older people, as for instance in the UK: https://www.carefarminguk.org/