A pioneering care facility for elderly people
Please note that this interview was conducted prior to the coronavirus outbreak. Kate – ‘Tell us a little bit about yourself? What is your background?’ Eloy – ‘I was born... Lees meer
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TED Talk – The ‘dementia village’ that’s redefining elder care by Yvonne van Amerongen
How would you prefer to spend the last years of your life: in a sterile, hospital-like institution or in a village with a supermarket, pub, theater and park within easy... Lees meer
The Inquirer: Could the Netherlands’ ‘dementia village’ be replicated in the U.S.?
It’s been 10 years since a Dutch senior housing nonprofit opened a groundbreaking nursing home for people with dementia that was designed to look and feel like a small village. ... Lees meer
The Economist: A new way of caring for the vulnerable old
ANJA, who is in her 80s, says she has lived here for one hour. In fact, it has been almost a year. Like all of her neighbours, she has severe... Lees meer
Business Insider: Inside the Dutch ‘dementia village’ that offers beer, bingo, and top-notch healthcare Copy
Residents of Hogeweyk, a village located in Weesp, Netherlands, lead a normal life. They go to the grocery store, complain about the weather, and enjoy a weekly game of bingo.... Lees meer
Radio Canada: Le village de la démence, un modèle à suivre au Canada?
Un village néerlandais, conçu pour accueillir des patients atteints de démence, serait un modèle à suivre, selon des experts en maladies cognitives de l’Alberta. Une conférence organisée par l’Association albertaine... Lees meer
The Times: Dementia village is the real deal
Comparisons to The Truman Show do not go down well in the Netherlands’s most innovative nursing home. “I understand why people say that,” Eloy van Hal says. “But they forget... Lees meer
Derry Journal: ‘We will improve support for 2.800 people living with dementia here’
The director of older people’s services in the Derry area says he’s committed to improving support for the 2,800 people in the Western Trust living with dementia. Alan Corry Finn,... Lees meer