Baldo Sprea Welcome Home

Baldo Sprea Welcome Home — formally the Casa dell'Accoglienza Baldo Sprea — is a non-profit foundation based in Illasi, in the Province of Verona, Veneto, Italy. It traces its origins to the will of the priest Don Bonifacio, dated 30 November 1852, and to the royal decree of 8 February 1877 that established the Soggiorno per Anziani "Villa Sprea" as a moral entity; the home opened in 1878 in Piazza Sprea 18, Illasi. In 1989, by decree of the Veneto Region (no. 1766 of 18 September 1989), the elderly home merged with the Scuola Materna "San Giuseppe" to form the Casa dell'Accoglienza "Baldo Sprea", which today operates from the historic building of the former Casa di Riposo. The foundation runs three main services. The Soggiorno per Anziani "Villa Sprea" is a residential care home for the elderly with 84 authorised beds, organised into three functional units according to guest profiles; its non-self-sufficient service is accredited with the Veneto Region and contracted with the local health authority (Azienda ULSS 20 of Verona). The Centro Riabilitativo is a physiotherapy centre located on the lower floor of the building, with a large gym divided into functional areas, individual treatment booths, and barrier-free access, serving as a specialist reference point for the valley. The Scuola dell'Infanzia "Scuola Materna San Giuseppe" and the integrated nursery "L'allegra Fattoria" provide early-childhood education, with staff pedagogically supervised by FISM (Federazione Italiana Scuole Materne). The foundation describes its mission as guaranteeing the highest possible quality of life for guests, respecting individuality, privacy, and dignity, through qualified and continuous assistance in close collaboration with families and local services, in a setting surrounded by greenery and tranquillity. Its website publishes news and communications for the elderly residence, rehabilitation centre, kindergarten, and nursery, including events such as the Festa dell'anziano, the GREST dei nonni, and educational activities for children. The organisation is a private non-profit foundation rather than a commercial company, and it remains active in the community of Illasi and the surrounding Lessinia area.

The institution that became Baldo Sprea Welcome Home has deep roots in the community of Illasi, a town in the Province of Verona, Veneto. Its founding document is the holographic will of the priest Don Bonifacio, dated 30 November 1852. On 8 February 1877 a royal decree erected the Soggiorno per Anziani "Villa Sprea" as a moral entity (ente morale), and the home was activated in 1878 with its seat in the municipality of Illasi at Piazza Sprea 18. The building stands in the town centre, in a hilly area along the road leading to Lessinia, surrounded by greenery and tranquillity. For more than a century the Villa Sprea operated as an elderly care home. In 1989, by decree of the Veneto Region no. 1766 of 18 September 1989, it merged with the Scuola Materna "San Giuseppe" to create the Casa dell'Accoglienza "Baldo Sprea". The new foundation kept the historic building of the Casa di Riposo as its headquarters and combined elderly care with early-childhood education under a single administration. Over time the foundation expanded its services. The Soggiorno per Anziani "Villa Sprea" was organised into three functional and homogeneous units based on guest profiles, with a capacity of 84 beds. The service for non-self-sufficient guests is accredited with the Veneto Region and contracted with the Azienda ULSS 20 of Verona. A physiotherapy centre (Centro di Fisioterapia) was established on the lower floor of the building, with a large gym divided into functional areas, individual treatment booths, a waiting room, and accessible facilities; it serves as a specialist reference point for the valley. The educational side includes the Scuola dell'Infanzia "Scuola Materna San Giuseppe" and the integrated nursery "L'allegra Fattoria", with staff pedagogically supervised by FISM. The foundation continues to publish news and communications for all its services, ranging from staff recruitment (such as the selection of OSS social-health operators) to community events like the Festa dell'anziano, the GREST dei nonni, Grandparents' Day, and educational activities for children. Its mission remains to guarantee the highest possible quality of life for guests, respecting individuality, privacy, and dignity, through qualified and continuous assistance in close collaboration with families and local services.

• Don Bonifacio signs his holographic will, the founding document of the future Villa Sprea.

• Royal decree erects the Soggiorno per Anziani "Villa Sprea" as a moral entity.

• Villa Sprea is activated in Illasi at Piazza Sprea 18.

• Veneto Region decree no. 1766 merges Villa Sprea and Scuola Materna San Giuseppe into Casa dell'Accoglienza Baldo Sprea.

• Third edition of the GREST DEI NONNI held.

• Announcement of kindergarten opening in September 2026 for current and new pupils.

Non-profit community foundation offering integrated care and education services in Illasi and the Lessinia valley.

• Soggiorno per Anziani Villa Sprea

  Residential care home for the elderly with 84 authorised beds, organised into three functional units; non-self-sufficient service accredited with Veneto Region and contracted with Azienda ULSS 20 of Verona.

• Centro di Fisioterapia

  Physiotherapy centre on the lower floor with a large gym, individual treatment booths, waiting room, and barrier-free access; specialist reference point for the valley.

• Scuola dell'Infanzia San Giuseppe

  Kindergarten administered by the foundation, with staff pedagogically supervised by FISM.

• Asilo Nido L'allegra Fattoria

  Integrated nursery operated by the foundation.

1. 1Baldo Sprea – official websitebaldosprea.it
2. 2Chi siamo – Scuola dell'infanziabaldosprea.it
3. 3Chi siamo – Soggiorno anzianibaldosprea.it
4. 4Chi siamo – Centro riabilitativobaldosprea.it
5. 5Baldo Sprea Welcome Home – Wikidatawikidata.org