Domov pro seniory Burešov

Domov pro seniory Burešov (literally "Burešov Home for the Elderly") is a residential care home for older people located in Zlín, in the Czech Republic. It operates as a contributory organization (příspěvková organizace) of the Zlín Region, meaning it is a publicly established, non-profit-oriented service provider founded and overseen by the regional authority rather than a private company. Its stated motto is "Domov, který tvoříme společně" — "A home we create together" — and it presents itself as a facility built around a professional team that combines a kind and at the same time expert approach to create a safe and welcoming home in which the individual person, with their needs and wishes, is at the centre of attention. The home provides health, nursing and social care on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis, together with a broad range of leisure activities for its residents. According to its own information, its capacity is 170 beds. It offers two principal service types: a standard Domov pro seniory (home for the elderly) and a Domov se zvláštním režimem (home with a special regime), the latter being a Czech care category designed for people living with dementia or other conditions requiring a structured, specialised daily regime. Each service has its own information pages, including pricing and other key details. Beyond basic care, the facility positions itself as an innovator in elderly care in the region. It publicly defends and promotes the "Koncept biografické péče®" (Concept of Biographical Care), an approach that builds care around the life story and individuality of each resident, and it has been testing assistive technologies in care at its Burešov site. It also publishes a newsletter, "Buráček", and runs an advice service ("Poraďte se s panem Burešovským") for people seeking guidance on care options. The organisation also recruits staff directly, advertising careers on its website. As a regional contributory organization, Domov pro seniory Burešov is not a commercial enterprise in the usual sense: it has no shareholders, is not listed on any stock exchange, and its owner and founder is the Zlín Region. Its public-facing brand is nonetheless a recognisable one within the Zlín area, associated with long-term residential elderly care, dementia-specific care, and the promotion of person-centred "biographical" care methods and care technology pilots.

Domov pro seniory Burešov is a residential care home for the elderly in Zlín, Czech Republic, established as a contributory organization (příspěvková organizace) of the Zlín Region. In the Czech administrative system, a contributory organization is a legal entity founded by a public body — here the regional authority — to deliver a defined public service. The home is therefore owned and founded by the Zlín Region, which acts as its zřizovatel (founder/establishing authority), and it operates on a non-profit basis rather than as a commercial company. The facility is named after its location, Burešov, in Zlín. Its public identity is built around the motto "Domov, který tvoříme společně" ("A home we create together"), and it emphasises a professional team whose approach is described as both kind and expert, creating a safe and welcoming environment in which the individual resident, with their needs and wishes, is central. The home provides health, nursing and social care around the clock, seven days a week, and offers a wide range of leisure activities. Its stated capacity is 170 beds. Its service portfolio is divided into two main types. The first is the standard Domov pro seniory, a home for the elderly with its own service description, pricing and key information. The second is the Domov se zvláštním režimem, a "home with a special regime" — a Czech care category intended for people whose condition, such as dementia, requires a structured and specialised daily regime. Both services are presented separately on the organisation's website. In more recent years the home has positioned itself as an innovator within regional elderly care. It publicly defends and promotes the "Koncept biografické péče®" (Concept of Biographical Care), an approach that organises care around the biography and individuality of each resident rather than treating residents as a uniform group. It has also been testing assistive technologies in care at its Burešov site, reflecting a broader interest in using technology to support care work. The organisation communicates with the public through its newsletter, "Buráček", and offers an advice channel, "Poraďte se s panem Burešovským", for people seeking guidance about care. It also recruits staff directly, advertising career opportunities on its website. Because it is a contributory organization of the Zlín Region, Domov pro seniory Burešov has no shareholders and is not listed on any stock exchange; its founder and owner is the Zlín Region. Its brand is nonetheless well known locally as a provider of long-term residential elderly care, dementia-specific care, and as an advocate of person-centred care methods and care-technology pilots. The available public evidence does not specify the exact year the home was founded or the names of its current executives, so those details are not asserted here.

• Established as a contributory organization (příspěvková organizace) of the Zlín Region, which acts as its founder and owner.

• Publicly defends and promotes the Koncept biografické péče® (Concept of Biographical Care) for the elderly.

• Tests assistive technologies in care at its Burešov site.

• Publishes the Buráček newsletter; a July 2026 issue is featured on its website.

A publicly established, region-owned residential care home positioning itself around person-centred "biographical" care, professional yet kind staffing, and innovation in care technology.

• Domov pro seniory (home for the elderly)

  Standard residential care service for older people, with its own service description, pricing and key information.

• Domov se zvláštním režimem (home with a special regime)

  Specialised care service for people requiring a structured daily regime, such as those living with dementia.

• Koncept biografické péče® (Concept of Biographical Care)

  A person-centred care approach organised around the biography and individuality of each resident, which the home publicly defends and promotes.

• Buráček newsletter

  The organisation's newsletter, with issues such as July 2026 featured on its website.

• Care advisory service (Poraďte se s panem Burešovským)

  An advice channel for people seeking guidance on care options.

1. 1Domov pro seniory Burešov — official websitedsburesov.cz
2. 2Domov pro seniory Burešov — Wikidatawikidata.org