In the GFO Center Klostergarten Bornheim, the building of the old monastery houses a kindergarten, a day care, a mother-child house, a group for young people with support needs and a community living project. An open studio and a counseling office make offers for and with the citizens of Merten and the residents of the location possible. The two newly constructed buildings in the immediate vicinity - in the former monastery garden - are home to the inpatient living & care St. Elisabeth and the service living Paulinen-Hof.