Jan Vanwezer
Jan Vanwezer is the director of the care home De Wingerd and co-founder of the cooperative LIVEZ in Leuven, where he promotes community-rooted models of care.
Jan Vanwezer has a background in philosophy and worked across several industries before becoming director of the care home De Wingerd in Leuven. For more than ten years, he has helped shape it into a Flemish reference in dementia-friendly elder care.
He is also a co-founder of LIVEZ, a Leuven-based cooperative developing new, community-oriented care models. Through projects such as transforming an old school site in Kessel-Lo, he promotes care that connects people to their surroundings rather than pulling them away from them.
Other speakers together with Jan Vanwezer
Tineke Abma
Prof. dr. Tineke Abma is Director of the Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing and Professor of Art and Care, advocating for a more humane, inclusive care system where art and creativity support well-being.
Tawona Ganyamatopé Sitholé
Tawona Sitholé is UNESCO Artist-in-Residence at the University of Glasgow and co-founder of the creative group Seeds of Thought. In his practice he naturally weaves together culture and care.
Lode Godderis
Lode Godderis, Professor at KU Leuven and CEO of IDEWE, explores the interplay between work and health and the benefits of integrating culture and care.
@ The conference
Jan Vanwezer joins the Thursday morning panel discussion “Uniting Policy, Practice, and Communities for a Culture of Care” together with Tineke Abma, Tawona Sitholé and Lode Godderis.
