What is True Doors?

True Doors decals transform a facility's doors into unique front doors. This solution is designed to create a welcoming environment for seniors living with dementia while enhancing safety, privacy, and social interaction.

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Reminiscence

Sense of orientation

Social interactions

Feeling at home

How True Doors helps your memory care team

Help the residents, staff, and families find their way through the hallways

The inviting atmosphere and the personal character of the doors make their work more enjoyable

Get to know residents better

Positive emotions

Reminiscence

Feeling of Privacy

Atmosphere

Source: Choudhury, R. and Voorhaar, M. (2018)

A glimpse into the magic of True Doors

How True Doors decals help people with dementia

How an assisted living facility personalized their residents' doors

How to help seniors feel at home - A True Doors Transformation

How to add character to an apartment door with True Doors

Meet the creator of True Doors

In 2014, Rahzeb Choudhury and his team began with a one-off life story project, taking pictures of elders’ front doors and collecting their life stories - the stories behind the doors - in video format - while applying decals of those front door photos - at a care home in the south of the Netherlands.

Through conversation, they had a serendipity moment; realizing for elders with more advanced dementia, there may be therapeutic and life quality benefits. They started True Doors and have been improving the lives of people living in residential long-term care since then.

Endorsed by professionals:

"They are very nice. They make the rooms seem much more personal and individual, not so much like a hospital institution. They are also much more pleasing to look at and add artwork to the unit. Also the residents seem very pleased and take pride in their doors/rooms."
Team member | Bedford Campus, Northwood in Nova Scotia, Canada