1933
The Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary arrived in Wieleń in 1933. At that time they started their service at a St. Joseph’s Center where they provided assistance to those in need.
16 September
the Ostrowo property was purchased from the Railroad Association in Warsaw
21 November
the first Residents arrived from Warsaw (after six months 700 people lived in the Center)
1934
1 July
a chapel situated on the premises of the Center was consecrated
1935
19 March
a day care room for the Residents of the Center was opened
1936
The utility facilities of the Center were expanded
1939
1 September
the outbreak of World War II. Some of the buildings belonging to the Center were damaged when a nearby bridge was blown up
1940
6 December
the Residents of the Center were evacuated to Warsaw
1945
20 April
the surviving Residents returned to the Center in Wieleń, which had been saved thanks to the work of Sisters who remained here throughout the occupation
1952
August
a Center for Incurably Ill is established next to the Welfare Center for Adults
1998
14 April
on the occasion of the 650th anniversary of the town and the 890th anniversary of the stronghold of Wieleń, the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary received from the Town Council of Wieleń an award For distinguished service to the town and commune of Wieleń
2001
15 March
the Management transformed the institution from a Social Welfare and Health Care Center reporting to the Greater Poland Patients’ Fund into a Nursing Home
2003
16 September
the first internal audit was conducted on the 70th anniversary of the purchase of the Monastic House
21 October
an ISO Quality Management System certificate was awarded
14 November
the ISO Quality Management System certificate was given (during a conference held at the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy in Warsaw)
2004
9 November
Polskie Centrum Badań i Certyfikacji S.A. (Polish Center for Testing and Certification, a joint-stock company) in Warsaw awarded to the Nursing Home a bronze commemorative medal for co-operation, involvement and continuous self-improvement effected through promotion of the idea of quality and its implementation by means of introducing management systems, training employees, and obtaining certificates and quality marks
2005
14 March
the Executive Committee of the Management Board of the Provincial Association of Voluntary Fire Brigades of the Republic of Poland in Poznań awarded to the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary in Wieleń a Silver medal for distinguished service for fire protection and safety
2006
22-24 October
an audit aimed at renewal of the Quality Management System Certificate was conducted at the Nursing Home. As a result, the Nursing Home run by the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary in Wieleń received again the Quality Management System Certificate for care and therapeutic activities, medical and rehabilitation activities, and activities of daily living. The IQNet certificate was also awarded. The Certificates were issued by Polskie Centrum Badań i Certyfikacji (Polish Center for Testing and Certification) in Warsaw, and their validity period was from 23 November 2006 till 22 November 2009.
27 December
the Voivode of Wielkopolskie Province issued a permit to run the Nursing Home as Associated Nursing Homes: – for elderly people, – for chronically somatically ill persons, – for physically disabled individuals, – for mentally impaired adults. The permit is valid for an indefinite period of time
2007
the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary celebrated in Wieleń the 150th anniversary of the establishment of their Congregation
2009
11 October
the Founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary was canonized during a Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI declared that Blessed Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński, an apostle of peace and national reconciliation, a minder of orphans, the poor, and exiles, a worshipper of the Most Holy Mother, a Franciscan tertiary, was a saint
18-20 November
an audit aimed at renewal of the Quality Management System Certificate was carried out at the Associated Nursing Homes pursuant to a new standard: PN-EN ISO 9001:2009
1 December
the Testing and Certification Director of Polskie Centrum Badań i Certyfikacji S.A. (Polish Center for Testing and Certification, a joint-stock company) in Warsaw decided to award for the third time a certificate to the Associated Nursing Homes run by the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary in Wieleń, for another three years
2010
Została zmieniona nazwa placówki z Dom Pomocy Społecznej na Zespół Domów Pomocy Społecznej
2013
22 September
was the day of celebration of the 80th anniversary of the existence of our Home and of the work for those in need
2016
W Krakowie odbywają się Światowe Dni Młodzieży. 22 lipca – gościliśmy w naszym Domu liczną grupę młodych pielgrzymów ze Stanów Zjednoczonych. W drodze na spotkanie z Papieżem Franciszkiem podczas Światowych Dni Młodzieży w Krakowie, zatrzymali się w naszej gminie
2018
17 czerwca
W naszym mieście odbyły się III Targi Produktu Lokalnego „Z natury najlepsze”, podczas których z rąk Pani Burmistrz Wielenia Elżbiety Rybarczyk Nagrodę “Drzewo” Burmistrza Wielenia dla Przedsiębiorcy Roku, kategoria – „EKSTRA” odebrała Dyrekcja naszego Domu – Siostra Dyrektor Ewa Pollus i Zastępca Dyrektora Siostra Barbara Borowiak.
Uczesticzymy w obchodach 1050 lat pierwszego na ziemiach polskich, Biskupstwa Poznańskiego. W tym roku obchodzimy też 100 rocznicę odzyskania niepodległości przez Polskę.
