"Die HEILSBACH"
The Heilsbach is a church foundation under public law and sees itself as a multifunctional and cross-age facility. We welcome all guests who are looking for physical relaxation, recreation in nature and education for mind and soul. With its unique location, the Heilsbach is an oasis in the middle of the Palatinate Forest, away from the village or city and offers a distraction from the stress and hectic pace of everyday life. We focus on the essentials and thus create the best conditions for our guests for seminars, conferences, further education and training, as well as camps for groups of adults, young people and children with and without disabilities.
Certified in the period
February 2021 - January 2024
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs (companion dogs, guide dogs for the blind, etc.) may be brought into all relevant areas/rooms of the facility.
- There is a marked parking space for people with disabilities.
- All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are accessible without steps.
- Ramps have a maximum gradient of 7.5%.
- Elevator cabins are at least 106 cm x 200 cm.
- All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
- The reception desk is 110 cm high. There is an equivalent possibility of communication in a sitting position.
- In the dining rooms in House A, there are 26 wheelchair accessible tables (maximum height 80 cm, accessible at a height of 67 cm with a depth of 30 cm).
- Offered Aids: nursing beds; wheelchair bus, e.g. to organize arrivals/departures.
Public toilet in the entrance area of the Walburga-Haus
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of the washbasin 200 cm x 100 cm;
in front of the toilet 145 cm x 67 cm;
to the left of the toilet 26 cm x 48 cm; to the right of the toilet 80 cm x 48 cm. - There are no grab rails at the toilet.
- The washbasin has limited access.
Room 103 (single room) in the Walburga-Haus
- According to the facility, there are 14 rooms of identical construction.
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of essential furnishings (e.g. cupboards) 200 cm x 200 cm;
to the left of the bed 200 cm x 200 cm; to the right, the bed is against the wall. - The bed is 50 cm high.
- The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
in front of the sink and the toilet 168 cm x 150 cm;
to the left of the toilet 170 cm x 50 cm; to the right of the toilet 30 cm x 50 cm. - There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
- The sink is wheelchair compatible. The mirror can be viewed while sitting or standing.
- The shower is accessible without thresholds. The manoeuvring space in the shower is 150 cm x 150 cm. There are grab rails and a shower seat available.
Room 404 (single room) in House A
- There is a connecting door to another room.
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of essential furnishings (e.g. cupboards) 180 cm x 200 cm;
to the right of the bed 180 cm x 200 cm; to the left, the bed is against the wall. - The nursing bed is height-adjustable (height 28-80 cm).
- The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
in front of the sink and toilet 165 cm x 200 cm;
to the left of the toilet 69 cm x 70 cm; to the right of the toilet 170 cm x 70 cm. - There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet. The grab rail can be flipped-up.
- The sink is wheelchair compatible. The mirror can be viewed while sitting or standing.
- The shower is accessible without thresholds. The manoeuvring space in the shower is 150 cm x 150 cm. There are grab rails and a shower seat available.
- There is an alarm trigger.
Room 406 (single room) in House A
- According to the facility, there are 5 rooms of identical construction.
- There is a connecting door to another room.
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of essential furnishings (e.g. cupboards) 167 cm x 200 cm;
to the right of the bed 167 cm x 200 cm; to the left the bed is against the wall. - The bed is 50 cm high.
- The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
in front of the sink and toilet 200 cm x 85 cm;
to the left of the toilet 190 cm x 70 cm; to the right of the toilet 72 cm x 70 cm. - There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet. The grab rail can be flipped-up.
- The sink is wheelchair compatible. The mirror can be viewed while sitting or standing.
- The shower is accessible without thresholds. The manoeuvring space in the shower is 150 cm x 150 cm. There are grab rails and a shower seat available.
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Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs (companion dogs, guide dogs for the blind, etc.) may be brought into all relevant areas/rooms of the facility.
- There is no inductive hearing system available.
- There is no alarm.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevators is confirmed audibly (in building A also visually).
- In the dining rooms in building A, there are 26 tables with bright and glare-free lighting, where there are no lamps standing or hanging that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact. There are no tables with low ambient noise.
Single rooms 404 and 406 in House A
- There is at least one freely available electrical outlet near the bed.
- WiFi is offered.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs (companion dogs, guide dogs for the blind, etc.) may be brought into all relevant areas/rooms of the facility.
- The entrance areas are visually contrasting to the surroundings.
- All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- There are no visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators available.
- The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
- Steps are not visually rich in contrast. Stairs have handrails on at least one side.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevators is confirmed audibly (in building A also visually). The break position is announced by spoken commands. The operating controls are visually rich in contrast and partially tactilely detectable.
- Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs (companion dogs, guide dogs for the blind, etc.) may be brought into all relevant areas/rooms of the establishment.
- The name or logo of the establishment is clearly recognizable from the outside.
- Information is not displayed with pictograms or images.
- There is no information in easy language.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF