6 Piastowska Street in Prudnik

Dom Pomocy Społecznej – Prudnik (the Social Welfare Home in Prudnik), also known as Dom św. Jana Bożego (St. John of God House), is a residential care facility operated by the Order of the Brothers Hospitallers (Zakon Bonifratrów) at 6 Piastowska Street in Prudnik, Poland. The home occupies the site of a former public hospital and was established after the Order recovered its property in 2006. It functions on the principles of a "Home of Serene Old Age" (Dom Pogodnej Starości), providing long-term care for adults with intellectual disabilities and reduced physical mobility. The facility houses approximately 30 residents aged between 50 and 94, with an average age of over 80. Nearly half of the residents have moderate intellectual disability and low physical fitness, and about 13% use a wheelchair. Only half of the residents have sporadic contact with family. The dominant needs of residents include physiological and daily-living support such as eating, dressing, and health care. The home aims to create a family-like environment with professional staff, preparing residents for independent living where possible and ensuring a sense of security. The Prudnik care home is part of the broader medical, pharmaceutical, and charitable activities of the Order of the Brothers Hospitallers in Poland, which also runs pharmacies, herbal-medical shops, and sells Bonifraterskie products. The facility is located at 6 Piastowska Street, from which its name is derived. The Order's provincial curia secretariat is based at ul. Bonifraterska 12 in Warsaw.

The history of the care home at 6 Piastowska Street in Prudnik is tied to the Order of the Brothers Hospitallers (Zakon Bonifratrów), a Catholic religious order dedicated to caring for the sick and needy. The Order recovered its property in Prudnik only in 2006, after which the Dom św. Jana Bożego (St. John of God House) was established on the site of a former public hospital. The facility operates as a "Dom Pogodnej Starości" (Home of Serene Old Age), a model of care that emphasizes a homelike atmosphere and professional support for residents. The home currently accommodates about 30 residents aged 50 to 94, with an average age above 80. Nearly half of the residents have moderate intellectual disability and low physical fitness, and 13% use wheelchairs. Only half maintain sporadic contact with family. The residents' needs are primarily physiological and daily-living oriented, including eating, dressing, and health care. The Order's broader activities in Poland include medical services, pharmacies, herbal-medical shops, and Bonifraterskie products, with the provincial curia secretariat located at ul. Bonifraterska 12 in Warsaw.

• 2006

  The Order of the Brothers Hospitallers recovers its property in Prudnik.

• Dom św. Jana Bożego is established on the site of a former public hospital.

A faith-based residential care home providing long-term support for adults with intellectual disabilities and reduced mobility, operating on the model of a family-like environment.

• Residential care services

  Long-term care for adults with intellectual disabilities and reduced physical mobility.

1. 1Dom Pomocy Społecznej – Prudnikbonifratrzy.pl
2. 26 Piastowska Street in Prudnikwikidata.org