How “dementia villages” work
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On any given day at the Hogeweyk, you can see locals wandering the streets, going out for coffee, folding laundry, and tending gardens, all surrounded by lush outdoor space. Located in Weesp, a Dutch city just outside Amsterdam, the Hogeweyk is a planned village intentionally designed for one purpose: maximizing quality of life for its 180 residents - all of whom have severe dementia.
Inside, nurses and doctors don’t wear uniforms, meals are cooked inside the home with groceries from the village grocery store, and other Weesp residents are free to dine at the on-site restaurant. These design choices aim to deinstitutionalize senior living, blurring the line between what typically happens in front of residents and what happens out of sight.
The style of care that this facility pioneered has been nicknamed the “dementia village,” and it’s been emulated across the world. It’s architecturally organized around choice; by giving residents a high level of freedom, its designers hope to minimize issues associated with dementia like aggression, confusion, and wandering.
Read more about The Hogeweyk here: www.bethecareconcept.com
Special thanks to Max Winters and Perkins Eastman
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@cbryce9243 Рік тому
Did I miss it? How is it funded in the Netherlands?
@RealNeutronStar Рік тому
Then, when there is neuralink, such problems will no longer exist. Just have to wait! When available! ⚡
@TetskeHofstra Рік тому
Full video about it. (~23 min) "CNN's World's Untold Stories: Dementia Village"
@orbrat212 Рік тому
i feel like i've commented here before
@SiwarsVideos Рік тому
Sorry to disturb your scroll, we don’t know each other but I wish you all the best in life and may all things work out in your favour ♥️
@SlocumJoe7740 Рік тому
Who would have thought, treating humans with kindness, empathy and respect, results in a improvement in mental health.
@Sphel17 Рік тому
my thoughts exactly!! it's astonishing to me that we even need studies to tell us that letting people live like members of a community is better than treating them like prisoners.
@samuela-aegisdottir Рік тому
@@Sphel17 Deffinitelly agree.
@d0llbie Рік тому
my exact thoughts! yeah, who would have thought treating people like people even when theyre old would make them happier 🤪 go figure!
@PixelSubstream Рік тому
Unfortunately it's not good for the bottom line. And the real decision makers would rather use that land and money for factory or worker housing.
@blumeshullman8002 Рік тому
That's not really what the video is about though. No one is saying that the staff in nursing homes lacks kindness, empathy or respect, it's about how the structure itself may best contribute to wellbeing.
@robbieandrew4075 Рік тому
My mum was a dementia nurse for 15 years in a care home - she had the idea of turning the lounge area into an old-timey "train station", with a mock-up of the inside of a train, where the windows were TV screens that showed the world going by. At first I thought it seemed pretty patronising, but once, I visited her at work and I saw the older people with dementia using it, and they were like different people, happier I guess. I think people really underestimate quite how much dementia causes you to lose your grip on reality, and how something nostalgic like that can really ground you again, if only for a moment.
@megamanx466 Рік тому
That actually sounds pretty genius! Kudos to your Mom! 😃
@robbieandrew4075 Рік тому
@@megamanx466 Thanks :) There is a reason she was the senior manager by the time she retired
@xoMALxoPINEAUxo Рік тому
Your mom sounds like an angel :)
@Oxibase Рік тому
It truly is profound to actually observe just how lost many of the unfortunate people are. I work in a hospital and regularly see and interact with patients that have dementia. It can be really difficult. Imagine how you would react if a stranger showed up in your bedroom at night? Many of these patients don’t know they are in the hospital and they think I am invading their bedroom. You can imagine how difficult it can be to gain trust in such a scenario.
@koolkel00 Рік тому
I watched this video of an old man with dementia, given headphones and given the music he's always loved for years to listen to, and he went from completely unresponsive, to almost like completely normal again! It was amazing! Even for just a couple minutes his daughter said it was like he was back again and I sincerely think that environments where they can ground themselves with familiar sights and sounds and experiences, in a safe environment, are absolutely ideal!
@larshendriks4626 Рік тому
a fun fact that was not mentioned in this video, is that people in these places get an image of their old front door put on their new front door, making it easy for them to remember their front door and making it possible to find your house more easily
@theparanoidandroid3583 Рік тому
As in the picture was put on the inside of the door?
@larshendriks4626 Рік тому
@@theparanoidandroid3583 outside! So they would recognize their door when they walk in the village
@supergage102 Рік тому
@@theparanoidandroid3583 pretty sure they mean their old houses front door, so that they can recognize the old stimuli and associate it with where they live
@theparanoidandroid3583 Рік тому
@@supergage102 Right, thanks. That would make more sense
@larshendriks4626 Рік тому
@@supergage102 correct, that's what I meant! thanks
@owlfrog Рік тому
Interesting to me how 99% of this applies to video game design. Avoid things people will misinterpret, make important things brightly/contrastingly colored, put lots of unique landmarks and divide the world into tiny, visually/aesthetically distinct zones for exploration sessions that will last 1-2 hours at a time.
@semicolon.advocate Рік тому
oh that is so interesting, thank you for sharing
@cyootlabs Рік тому
its funny too because some of the best programs often have built-in accessibility not even because whoever made it thought the end-user would need it, but because the creator needed it themselves i think it really outlines how when society functions in the name of cost-cutting, not even the people who are saving the money are better for it imagine how much more free we could be as people if not for our fear and greed
@Madness1337 Рік тому
yeah the open world game mode has a lot to offer
@kugalus Рік тому
as a UX/UI Designer for a gaming studio - yeah, we work on the same basic principles, such is the beautiful nature of antropocentric design. the world would benefit a lot if UX was more of a concern not only for IT but for everyday design, to make everything less confusing and more intuitive
@SnowMexicann Рік тому
So what youre saying is we should hire game designers to help as well?
@ryankornacki9918 Рік тому
I actually visited one of these sites a few years ago in the Netherlands. It’s really uplifting to see how much they are willing to take care of those who can’t take care of themselves.
@JurrevanHerwijnen Рік тому
It does also help that Dutch health care isn’t for predatory money makers. Yes, some options and treatments are still not cheap, plentiful or the best.. But the strict(er) protective public laws and country wide socialized healthcare funding aspect makes it available for people that couldn’t otherwise.
@wasteyourtime4961 Рік тому
@@JurrevanHerwijnen I wish the United States had this. Americans are wonderful people and don’t deserve to go into debt for medical services.
@robertdziedzic7514 Рік тому
@@wasteyourtime4961 agreed, it's unfortunate people would have to sacrifice many things for adequate health care. It's sad how many people are forgotten or exploited once they are unable to properly care for themselves or have the family/ financial means to do so :(
@Soka_Lakota113 Рік тому
Uplifting in general?
@ryankornacki9918 Рік тому
@@Soka_Lakota113 Yeah, I mean it was probably the nicest country I’ve ever been to. The homeless are off the street, less city noise since so many people ride around on bikes, and had well stocked shelters for the Syrian refugees (played ping pong with some of them). I’m not saying the country has 0 problems, but it’s nice to see a shining example of human cooperation resulting in such a good outcome.
@unbenannt7771 Рік тому
Something important about designing these is to not have any deadends. This means people could walk for hours but never get stuck anywhere and don't feel like they are stuck in such facility. Most of the time, there is a 'main street' running in a circle in these, so nobody can get lost.
@Nova-bv5qb Рік тому
This sounds nice.
@alexisx4368 Рік тому
I looked back at the map to see if this was covered, and yes it looks like that's another reason why each building is pushed against a corner of the space.
@doggo7514 Рік тому
Yet at the same time, they can't step out into the street.
@robinlillian9471 Рік тому
Sounds creepy like the Truman Show.
@jaymatson870 Рік тому
@@robinlillian9471 Difference is intent I think. The reason it's creepy in the Truman Show is that it's all to exploit Truman, and turn his life into our entertainment. Dementia villages like these do it out of genuine care and respect for the people living there.
@maybird02 Рік тому
I love how he said “if you design for normal people, you design for people with dementia”. I am disabled and find this to be true for abled people in terms of living spaces; walkable, non-car-reliant cities benefit and improve the lives of EVERYONE, abled and disabled.
@cheshirealice8461 Рік тому
A design is only as good as the least abled person usability
@Arkylie Рік тому
That's the Curb Cut Effect -- accessibility benefits us all. Extra Credits did a great episode on it, including its effect on games.
@Arkylie Рік тому
@@cheshirealice8461 🤔Unless I'm misunderstanding your phrasing (maybe I am), I'm thinking that Penn and Teller disproved this when they took that guy in the iron lung around trying to get into various businesses. While it's certainly useful and admirable to provide access for as many people as possible, it's unreasonable to judge by the fact that some people will definitively not be able to use a particular design. Visual designs can't be used by the (completely) blind, but can still be great designs that guide the user to precisely what they're hoping to achieve. An auditory experience with great sound design can't be used or enjoyed by the (completely) deaf, but can still be a great design that pulls you into the experience -- there are even games played entirely through sound, no visuals. Game controllers can't be used by the tetraplegic, but they can still be great controller designs for maximum comfort/ergonomics and intuitive user-centered button placement. The fact that a group of people cannot use a design doesn't make the design useless or worthless.
@matthewplizga1920 Рік тому
It honestly depends what your consider beneficial
@PigreKo Рік тому
@@Arkylie Your is a great argument. As an architect and urban planner I always jump between what is needed, what is possible, what is easiest when concocting a solution to a problem. What you said made me think about public transportation, where the first directive is to facilitate urban mobility for everyone... that could walk, because there are tons of stairs and gaps and big steps and mechanical checkpoints between the various elements of a public transportation chain. Now, as a service is absolutely needed without a doubt facilitating the life of billions. It is by design doing its job very well, BUT could we do it better including people with different mobility issues? could we improve it so that we even cover those exceptions WITHOUT compromising the overall efficiency? that is the challenge ongoing all over the world regarding the accessibility of public transportation (or any public service honestly). But that is not just a matter of "sensibility", it is a matter of practicality and feasibility. What I'm trying to say is that it is almost always wrong to start designing by covering for all the exceptions because you risk condemning the project to failure by not finding the absolute perfect solution from the get go, spoiler: it does not exist. But to go back and improve, perfect, is a sign of society that is not only evolving and bettering itself, but it also rich and resourceful enough to allow for effort to be spent to just provide inclusivity.
@foonnotspork Рік тому
my grandma was in a nursing home, but not like a hospital. it had a dining table, other residents, couches, tvs, everyone had their own room, and the nurses there were great. for the bedridden patients (like how my great grandma was) they gave them those robotic cats so they had a companion. it didd break my heart when my grandma wasn't able to distinguish her from a real cat. she would hallucinate sassy (the cat) running around the room, andat night she said that she heard sassy jumping around. sorry if i kinda jabbered on, its a habit. she was a great grandma.
@Jojojjojojojo Рік тому
it was good jabbering
@foonnotspork Рік тому
@Zeke Zeke isnt your uncle's mom your grandma?
@bekawright8226 Рік тому
I'm sure that sassy was a lovely companion for your grandma. I'm sure it broke your heart, but just know that the familiarity of having an animal in her space likely grounded your grandma and helped her feel safe.
@reignbow_official2582 Рік тому
i'm sorry that her hallucinating the cat broke your heart, but I imagine that she really enjoyed having the cat around, even if it was only real to her.
@RobinTheBot 2 місяці тому
A little jabbering on hallucinating: There is no "spirit" in a materialistic world view. No ghost. But there is memory, and shared experience... And to your mother, to whom Sassy was as real as anything, what could possibly be said to be the difference between a hallucination and the spirit of her cat coming back to keep her safe in her last days? She summoned that cat with thoughts just how one might believe you could with magic. In other cultures hallucinating is simply accepted as visions. They are not seen as always correct but they are still seen as normal. They don't have schizophrenia in such places like we do in the US, it's either non existent or completely different... Even with the same "Symptoms". The difference is in whether we saw that ghostly cat as a guardian or a symptom. Maybe it can give you a little peace to know that.
@betterchapter Рік тому
Dementia care is expensive- but compared to a traditional care place this looked like such calm and engaging place.
@chiquita683 Рік тому
They get to wear cool sunglasses tho
@kehnxii Рік тому
I feel like the number of visitors would go up. I hate care facilities and hate going to them but if I could visit my loved one in something that doesn’t smell and feel like death, I would go all the time. That’s years I would get to spend with my family again
@seraphina985 Рік тому
Indeed but I do wish they had put that price tag up against what a traditional facility is charging as I am sure those amounts are probably not all that different. The fact is that 24/7 care is expensive to provide, after all you do need well trained staff working difficult shift patterns at unsociable hours. Not sure this facility model would change that all that much compared to more traditional facilities.
@rachellobello Рік тому
@@seraphina985 exactly!! On top of the hidden costs associated with the traditional nursing home environment - hospitalization for pneumonia related to aspiration or limited mobility costs $80,000 just for ONE hospitalization, but having an active lifestyle and a focus on maintaining function will prevent that.
@glynnL Рік тому
@@seraphina985 I wonder how much of that price tag was because of it’s location. Langley might not be as expensive as Vancouver, but BC is expensive to buy land/own land.
@aekyr6008 Рік тому
As a Gen Z, I often tell people I'd rather consider ethunasia over a nursing home, but this alternative really brings hope to what I'd consider as very grim and dark options our aged currently have. I hope to see these options scale up, a rare example of how economies of scale will directly make quality of life better.
@MaxVliet Рік тому
Milennial here and I was thinking the exact same thing while watching this.
@joshmuir8058 Рік тому
Economies of scale don't make quality of life better ? Sorry Amazon , me getting that pipe delivered the next day made my life worse
@Deady4u Рік тому
Yea if I had late stage cancer I'd rather be euthanized than make myself and my family suffer through all that trauma
@liambohl Рік тому
This video shows an optimistic model of how end-of-life care can be provided, but it is incredibly expensive. As a 24-year-old, when I'm old and beginning to lose pieces of myself, I would like to throw a party of sorts with my family and then end my life in peace in the following week. I think a decisive end like that could be a huge gift to my family.
@gnosticelk8193 Рік тому
wait...you want to euthanize people with dementia?
@chloebetony2219 Рік тому
As he said at the end, people with dementia are still people - even if there is proven to be no benefits to this model over a carehome, I would much prefer to have dignity in my final days than live in a clinical trap. Love all the incredible ideas the Netherlands come up with.
@shayerahol6434 Рік тому
I agree. Ill or not, Alzheimer's or not, a person is still a person and someone's humanity shouldn't depend strictly on work ability. I don't want to sit in a sterile white room, rotting away, with corrupt doctors/nurses (which there are many in elder care facilities), I want to still live
@Victor-tl4dk Рік тому
I'm sure even clinical facilities in the Netherlands are much better than in the US. (ie. more humanity, more freedom, more exercise, more attention, less overmedicating, etc.) So comparing this to a carehome in the Netherlands in deaths might not be very useful. However, comparing it to US nursing homes would probably be very useful, but it'd probably be said that there are too many compounding variables and so the data would only really be known among "experts."
@rebeccagibbs4128 Рік тому
A relative of mine used to get agressive, violent and angry when she would encounter a locked door in the institution she was in. She couldn't understand why there would be a locked room in what she understood to be 'her home', this would take a lot of calming down and management, only for her to discover another locked door, and kick off again. I love these village based models as they allow autonomy for residents, and have an individual exoerience. Just because someone has a brain disease doesn't mean they arent entitled to the very best care. I hope the govt spends far more on these establishments in the future
@Victor-tl4dk Рік тому
In the US they'd give her medication to sedate her and eventually tie her up to the bed reducing her physical activity and leading to more illness which would be responded to by giving her even more medication because of lack of funding and understaffing.
@yamz3713 Рік тому
My grandma in Japan has dementia and needs 24/7 care. Seeing her in such a state makes me really sad. This is a beautiful idea and uplifting video. Thank you
@Aremnette Рік тому
Yeah my grandma has dementia and she has a helper
@basilbat273 Рік тому
I hope she's okay even for a minute
@galllowglass Рік тому
Mine is the same. I'd be so happy knowing she can walk around and see nature and other people on her own, almost experience freedom again. This illness takes so much from people, it is awful.
@bunk95 2 місяці тому
Dementia is fictional. Its used to lie about humans who are being abused and/or tortured and/or killed.
@jojo_da_poe 2 місяці тому
Same here. I have visited her at her care home, and I can tell that she is struggling with the fact that it is just so monotonous, with every day being the exact same, always being around the same people, and being confined to just a building.
@EveloGrave Рік тому
The last bit is absolutely true. So many of the cities in the US are inhospitable to even regular people, let alone those who suffer from some mental or physical ailment. We need more tight knit walk-able hubs!
@DontTakeCrack Рік тому
yeah i would like the feature of not getting robbed at gunpoint in a US city, thx.
@nekodjin Рік тому
@@DontTakeCrack how is this relevant..?
@TG-dr6sj Рік тому
@@nekodjin It's not, he's just upset he ran out of paint chips to chew on.
@nekodjin Рік тому
@@TG-dr6sj :p
@ike1660 Рік тому
@@TG-dr6sj they just don't taste the same since the nanny state took the lead out. I'm so thankfull I still have my own secret stash...
@Lara-rm3gs Рік тому
Dementia awareness is HUGE in the Netherlands. There’s government supported courses on how to help someone with dementia if they’re lost for example. The Netherlands is what we in Dutch call a “care state”. The state/government has to help everyone, especially people who are more vulnerable.
@dylanswift5185 Рік тому
Except families. They gotta figure everything out alone. People keep having fewer and fewer kids over there.
@Den-dd5pp Рік тому
@@dylanswift5185 "over there" tells me everything i need to be honest. You clearly have no clue what you're talking about. The Dutch goverment gives you a monthly allowance for every child under 18 you have. Theres courses on all kinds of child related stuff, government subsardised if i recall correctly. I know all that and im not even Dutch, just a neighbor who visits frequently 🧍
@dylanswift5185 Рік тому
@@Den-dd5pp And yet they still can't manage to hit replacement birth rates lol.
@neamhdhlisteanach6720 Рік тому
@@Den-dd5pp hes still not wrong tho.. just like the rest of western europe, not enough kids are being born and thats why our countries rely on immigration so much and why native europeans will be a minority in western europe in a couple of decades.
@Den-dd5pp Рік тому
@@neamhdhlisteanach6720 in the USA, mothers have 6 weeks after birth. 6 weeks. Thats laughable. Birth rates go down when women get acess to good education, enabling them to make an informed decision about having kids. Oh, also basic rights and acsess to contraceptoon i guess. Thats the reason we have less kids. No arranged marriages at like, age 14(or 16, for most of the US :D) etc. So no, government is not at fault for the birthrates, its those pesky modern ideals that make women people not property!
@floydbutselaar6743 Рік тому
My grandmother lived in this exact facility, granted it was 12 years ago but it was an amazing place for her to live. I'm glad they're getting recognition for their amazing work!
@kennethvanoosten3202 Рік тому
I've worked in a nursing home through high school and college. While I can't say it was the worst place for dementia patients, it certainly did not work well for all of them. One patient once tried to wedge herself through the door begging to go outside with me and I even had patients confide in me that they hated being institutionalized, they missed being able to live a normal life, being part of a real community, and being able to come and go as they pleased. This concept is probably the closest thing possible to a normal life a dementia patient could ever have.
@bunk95 2 місяці тому
Nursing homes are fictional but so are colleges. You worked in a place [marketed] as a nursing home while attending a place [marketed] as a college? You lie about humans being tortured and/or killed with medical fiction and/or are tortured into appearing/sounding like you possibly could be? Others youre forced to interact with as well?
@DeMonSpencer Рік тому
My father has dementia and Parkinsons and we're doing everything we can to keep him home in our care. The nursing homes I've seen seems like a horrible place to live. My dad deserves a lot better than that. I'm afraid there will come a time where his condition will advance beyond what my mom, my sister and I can handle. If I could afford a place like a dementia village I'd try that before I would consider a nursing home. Watching someone who was so full of life, so kind, so intelligent lose themselves right in front of you is beyond depressing. I wish we had a cure. No one deserves to live their final days in that condition. 😔
@shehanchanuka15 Рік тому
It must be really hard for you guys. I hope the best for you. Witnessing someone fading away is far more harder than losing them.
@hanpogee2356 Рік тому
my dad also had Parkinsons ten yrs ago, and around five yrs ago he developed dementia, esp when he's on his meds... im relieved to hear someone has the same experience as my family.... it's been very hard but now i think we're doing better
@DeMonSpencer Рік тому
@@shehanchanuka15 Thank you. I appreciate your comment.
@DeMonSpencer Рік тому
@@hanpogee2356 Thank you. I know there's a lot of value in knowing there are other people experiencing the same thing you are, so I really appreciate your comment. I'm also encouraged by your progress. I hope that happens for my family as well. Everyday I wake up and ask myself if I'm making the right decisions. Am I taking him to see the right doctors. Are his meds helping at all. Am I doing enough to take some of the stress away from my mother. Is she sacrificing her health to take care of him. Are we being too protective of him by not talking about the extent of his condition to his former colleagues, extended family, and those who attended his church. Did your family worry about things like that too?
@m0m065 Рік тому
I’m sorry to hear about your father. We just had to make the decision to move my mother into a care facility for Alzheimer’s in the last six months. I don’t know where in the world you are, but I hope you find somewhere you’re comfortable having your father be. My thoughts are with you and your family.
@JarNO_WAY Рік тому
Turning the scary fever dream that is dementia into a good dream of how things are or how they used to be. Seems like a good idea to me.
@deadhumanisalive Рік тому
I visited one of these villages in Germany, but it wasn't only for dementia. It was for a whole spectrum of mental and physical disabilities. I loved the concept, it is alot better than the classic nursing home.
@taktuscat4250 Рік тому
That village looks great to live into even people without dementia
@AndreFonseca_pt Рік тому
That’s part of the point, good design works well for every human, independent of the individual’s limitations. And today’s cities are not built for humans. Netherlands is a great exception, with plenty of livable cities. As said in the video, that neighborhood reflects many typical Dutch village design.
@andrewjgrimm Рік тому
That’s what I was thinking - why don’t they put people without dementia in places like this too?
@luxursunsets Рік тому
@@andrewjgrimm go.. outside
@ThrowAway-gu2lw Рік тому
@@luxursunsets ?
@jadedesigns6171 Рік тому
@@luxursunsets way to miss a point
@myaccount6216 Рік тому
I am absolutely terrified of dementia so I'm glad there are people and places dedicated to taking care of those suffering from this disease, and helping minimise the impact of it.
@JustTheTruth-Please Рік тому
*for people of wealth. Please include that as the average person would never be able to afford to live like a complete and respected human being.
@greatestever8976 Рік тому
If they stopped spraying, injecting, and feeding us with toxic chemicals and heavy metals this wouldnt be a problem.
@shadowfrost3575 Рік тому
@@JustTheTruth-Please do you think that government should finance it so even poor people with dementia can have access to those types of treatment?
@thrisbt1 Рік тому
@@JustTheTruth-Please absolutely not true. We The People can vote to make it a Constitutional Right. and since the huge majority of people are likely to go bananas before dying, there's a very strong chance that an amendment level consensus can be achieved.
@cbryce9243 Рік тому
@@JustTheTruth-Please Especially not in America for sure, but this is in the Netherlands. I don't know, but maybe they have this space for all people.
@augurelite Рік тому
Strangely reminds me of the sense of community and freedom of living on a university campus. I think everyone needs that access to the spectrum of social interaction. What a great design and I'm so glad people are putting more care into elderly care
@ben1147 Рік тому
Dementia patients aside, why can't all of us live in villages like this ??!
@NoircatMask Рік тому
because corporations make money off your misery and maintain control of the population by keeping them miserable
@ofjeworstlust69 Рік тому
move to the Netherlands
@NoircatMask Рік тому
@@ofjeworstlust69 ok let me pack up and pay around 10 thousand dollars which i do not have for moving my things, my family and myself
@ofjeworstlust69 Рік тому
@@NoircatMask sounds like a plan
@Williaq Рік тому
How to live there 1- fly to netherlands 2- get dementia 2- get dementia 2- get dementia 2- get dementia 2- get dementia
@danielduvernay3207 Рік тому
I'm glad you brought up the clinical nature of most nursing homes, my Grandma thought she was in a hospital because she was sick, not exactly wrong, but saddening.
@CiaraLynn Рік тому
My grandpa had dementia for the last 5 years of his life. It was really sad to see his rapid decline. I’m glad that this initiative is taking place. We need social connections 🙏
@eddenoy321 Рік тому
No not really. Some people live like hermits. They may be socially awkward but dementia is about the health and age of the brain. Social connections don't hurt and they may help.
@alespic Рік тому
@@eddenoy321 and they can do so there. It was literally described as choice, they can be indoors in their private space.
@eddenoy321 Рік тому
@@alespic Kewl !
@crypticshadows Рік тому
my grandpa just started showing symptoms a few months ago and already he has forgotten my name/thinks I am my mom. It’s so sad, especially because he’s only 75 years old and one of the smartest people i’ve ever met (hes a renowned doctor who has saved thousands of peoples lives with breakthrough research on heart attacks, and public health/education!.) It’s absolutely heartbreaking and I am so so sorry you also have had to deal with this.. I hope there will be a cure soon
@CiaraLynn Рік тому
@@crypticshadows I truly know your pain. Know that they lived their life to the fullest! Now it’s our turn🙏take care
@sofiamckay455 Рік тому
Fantabulous and incredibly humanizing example of the communities that are in need of shaping still all over the modern world
@thegoodgeneral Рік тому
Shoutout to the audio engineer in this. Too often Skype or Zoom interviews record the audio from the call itself, leading to awful room acoustics, low quality microphone, and digital artefacts, etc. Here it sounds like the interviewee is in the same room-whether a lavalier is used is unclear to me, but at the very least the audio is recorded locally and edited to match the visuals. You guys did it right, an example to be followed.
@Nenona1200 Рік тому
I'm just imagining this for people with Down Syndrome or who need some level of full time care their entire lives, and how amazing this could be for them. I love this so much.
@MAL1GNANT Рік тому
That just seems like a great place to live in general
@Monitice Рік тому
I wouldn't do this for down syndrome, because while they might have a lower IQ they still have a full conscience. They might not be as smart as neurotypical individuals are, but they are still fully there. Better care would be great though, I just don't think a full village is necessary, but I could see it being a cool thing.
@leenderteland1367 Рік тому
i love across a village like that!
@deadhumanisalive Рік тому
These exist aswell in Germany. The concept is pretty nice for alot of disabilities
@leenderteland1367 Рік тому
@@dominicskicki6926 because human lives arent always about profit.
@Grellibe Рік тому
I'm no psychologist or doctor but I'd reckon that a nursing home fails because it ultimately strips people of their humanity. My Nana went to a nursing home when she was elderly and unable to be cared for. Many of the people there were scared, confused, and begged to go home. No wonder they deteriorate quickly, they're being locked away in a depressing hospital. Care villages are a home for the elderly to live and feel like people. This needs to be implemented no matter the cost, all over. Also implemented for mentally ill and disabled pre-retirement people too!
@ItsBecauseImBored Рік тому
It's true that a nursing home pretty much always is a bad environment - sometimes even operated under truly terrific circumstances. But the things you describe (scared, confused and begging to go home) unfortunately are also part of dementia no matter how great the environment is. It would happen at home too, even the begging to go "home". We also have no way to truly medically treat it and stop the deterioration that is part of the illness. There are only some drugs that can often slow it down a bit but it is not permanent and for some people it doesn't work at all. Of course that doesn't mean that the environment can't have an exacerbating or protective effect and there should absolutely be more thought and resources put into how we care for our elderly. Just wanted to put what you saw in the nursing home a bit more into perspective of the unfortunate realities of the severe illness that is dementia.
@samuela-aegisdottir Рік тому
I deffinitelly agree. My grandmother was mentally healthy when she had an accident and broke a vertebra (part of her spine). She deteriorated very quickly in the hospital, lost her connection to reality and deveoped severe symptoms of dementia in a week. She became physically healthy soon, but she could not get back home because she needed 24hour care which our family could not provide. She stayed in the hospital and died half a year later.
@SilverDrakez Рік тому
Our grandfather lived in an assisted living community, and he was great until COVID lockdown. When we had a zoom meet with him he barely looked alive - the isolation and loss of freedom was horrible on him. We pulled him out and he sprung right back up for another 4 months at home, was even able to travel a bit. It was a lot of work (24h care split between a family of 5, someone was always with him) but a very unique experience and something I cherish.
@alyzeaaa Рік тому
There's a reason that people use "getting sent to the nursery home" as an insult
@tirsden Рік тому
"Also implemented for mentally ill and disabled pre-retirement people too!" - That'd be me, and I'd like to note that "pre-retirement" is an age thing more than an ability thing when you're permanently disabled. Retirement in the US is expected at or around 65, especially if someone is planning to end up on social security benefits, because that's roughly when a normal person qualifies it. Someone like me who gets disability before 65 is essentially retired, but living about 20% below poverty level if all they are getting is disability. I've been on disability for about a decade and I'm 44. Living in something like a facility featured in this video would be amazing. I'm lucky to have a housing voucher, but I've also moved more times than is sane with that voucher because of horrible landlords. I've also spent a couple short stints in hospital psych wards and they're so bad you want to pretend you're okay just to get back out; I've also spent about 45 days in a nursing home learning to walk again due to a severe leg injury, and that experience was a nightmare. If it wasn't for a tablet I was able to purchase with an employee laptop, being able to call a friend from my room via landline, and a nurse-assisted trip home in the middle of my stay to grab a portable PsOne, games, and art stuff, I think I would have left that building with a whole new set of neuroses, and I don't need any more problems with my brainspace.
@I_am_Lauren Рік тому
My grandmother had dementia and when her caretaker who was my grandfather (her husband) passed unexpectedly we had to scramble to get her into a memory care facility in the US. The first place she was in temporarily was so sad, I could see her spirit drain but after about a year we were able to get her into a "village" and the quality of life difference is nothing short of ASTOUNDING! She could function in a way that was familiar and comfortable to her and not be in a foreign hospital setting. The abrupt change from a home where they are familiar, to a clinical setting must be very disorienting and upsetting to these people. That side of my family had mental health issues and memory loss starts early, so I know it will happen to me to some extent and I only hope I can have people take care of me as well as in this Hogeweyk.
@liliana.6053 Рік тому
How was it cost wise though? When my "functionally what I call grandma" got too unwell for us to care for her, her family could barely afford normal nursing homes, a village like this sounds like it'd cost multiple times as much.
@NestorCustodio Рік тому
This idea is so well-intentioned, so humanitarian, and has proven to be so effective... that it's pretty much guaranteed we'll *never* see anything even remotely like this in the US.
@Agtsmirnoff Рік тому
You won't see it anywhere...because it's too expensive and provides no proven benefit.
@ChestersonJack Рік тому
@@Agtsmirnoff Where are you from?
@EwigerPaul Рік тому
Only place where I heard about this kind of places is netherlands and one Asian country Otherwise eldercare getting more and more a super market mentality where everything needs to be done fast
@milliedragon4418 Рік тому
There are dementia care facilities that have a lot of natural light, courtyard spaces but they're also extremely expensive. And I wouldn't say it's anywhere near the scale of this where it's an actual little town.
@nmo3148 Рік тому
Good design does not have to be expensive.
@sighborg_ Рік тому
My friend from the Netherlands tells me how much comfort it brings her knowing her parents will have quality elder care at no cost to her or her parents. I wish this design were feasible in the US. I could not see the government reimbursing this design under our current system, many of these amenities would either be cut or charged to the patient in our for-profit system.
@sighborg_ Рік тому
@@user-be1jx7ty7n in the US, when you can’t afford your elder care health costs the person has to “spend down” (liquidate any remaining assets/resources/wealth) to qualify for Medicaid assistance under the Medicare program. The health care and nursing home industries take people for all their worth and leave the family with nothing left. And since medical care costs are unregulated by the government this is very common here.
@AndreFonseca_pt Рік тому
@@user-be1jx7ty7n That is nonsense. The insurers and providers are private, but the universal healthcare system is regulated by that government. So just like Medicare, everyone can have access to affordable health care, independent of their health or background. The prices are set, and the government dictates what needs to be covered. And low income individuals can have their premium reimbursed during tax returns. Many European countries have similar systems. In contrast others use a completely state owned health system. Both can work great. Keep in mind that the Dutch government still funds the system. The premiums people pay are not enough to fund the whole system. For higher income persons you also need to pay an additional tax for the healthcare. Forgot the name of it, should be 2% or 3%.
@Abcflc Рік тому
This is fantastic. The Dutch are light years away when it comes to urban and spatial design,
@SilkySkillsUnited Рік тому
Imagine how far the US would be if they actually cared for their citizens.
@john_smith_john Рік тому
@@SilkySkillsUnited The US isn't a tiny, hyper-dense rich country.
@SilkySkillsUnited Рік тому
@@john_smith_john The US is the richest country to ever exist on planet earth lol. Also, are basic amenities not scalable? Because Germany is also pretty good at this with a population of over 80 million.
@peppapigthekiller7539 Рік тому
I hate it when Americans act like they are living in a third world country. They don’t realize how good they have it.
@Widdekuu91 Рік тому
Thanks for the compliment, but don't give us too much credit. We're slowly but surely slipping towards a more Anerican mindset when it comes to concrete and cutting down trees in cities and charging for necessary things and so on.
@mokster5 Рік тому
I wish these kinds of places were more common. My grandma lived in a typical nursing home. For the first ten or more years she was just in assisted living and that was better. Eventually though she had to be moved to the dementia unit which was a locked basement. She was much sharper at first than anyone else down there but I think once she was downstairs she went downhill a lot faster. She called it “the facility”.
@klowen7778 Рік тому
Despite the best of 'intentions', unfortunately the reality is that the great majority of *_all_* care facilities prioritize _'compliance'_ uber alles.
@nkbujvytcygvujno6006 Рік тому
@@klowen7778 “Uber alles”? What’s that?
@commisaryarreck3974 Рік тому
@@nkbujvytcygvujno6006 Over everything/above everything Said in German to invoke the feeling of extremity
@nkbujvytcygvujno6006 Рік тому
@@commisaryarreck3974 Oh, okay, thanks.
@plumjet0930 9 місяців тому
The facility is a good name for something so depressing
@samuela-aegisdottir Рік тому
My grandmother had Alzheimer's and at the late stage of the desease, she was locked in a specialized institution on a miniature space of one room and one corridor. There was a restaurant and a garden which we could visited with her but she was not allowed to go there herself. It was terrifying for me to see how desperately a human life could end. This dementia villages look much better, allowing people to live a relatively normal life and make their own choices. Even the freedom to decide to choose between beign inside and being outside can make a huge difference for the quality of life. My number one hope is a discovery of cure for dementia but if it doesnot occure, these villages can serve a crutial role of keeping our future dignity.
@therealeightabove Рік тому
I really like the idea of "Dementia Villages" or more plainly put, long term care communities. In Canada we have some facilities like this but most elderly people get put into old fashion nursing homes that aren't designed to treat specialized illnesses like dementia and alzheimers. One thing I wish they had addressed in the video is the cost difference between the two models of care and the accessibility of the village model. Elderly care is already expensive in North America and is barely subsidized by the government. While I see the advantages to a village style model it will be almost exclusively a rich person only luxury here for the forseable future.
@whitewolf262 Рік тому
We have places like this in Florida, not to the extent of the dementia villages in some ways, but you certainly are right: they are incredibly expensive
@zeebee74 Рік тому
It was honestly really difficult to walk into the care home for my grandpa when he had dementia. Everyone there were not allowed to leave that section of the hospital unless they are being looked after. And most times I would visit him and he would talk about "planning his escape." He wanted his car, and his own house even though he was losing his memory. It didn't feel like he had any freedom and I can only imagine what my grandpa could have done in one of these. I wish he could have felt more in control of his own surroundings.
@irondragonmaiden Рік тому
The problem is that if your grandpa did escape and leave and something happened to him, the home would be liable. As it is, many nursing homes are facing a staff shortage BECAUSE they are severely underpaid in comparison to the work they put in (I've tried to care for my dad with my mom 24/7, it was soul-crushing as you can't do anything else) and there's a very high burnout and turnover rate among carers. Most ex-carers I know say they'd rather work in ANY field that isn't care work ever again, they'd take retail over a care job in a blink. Now, nursing homes or aid homes are expensive as is in spite of carers being paid peanuts (because you need a lot of those to care for patients), imagine how much more expensive it would be if they were paid a proper wage. Even if someone made the investment of the village, the issue is still that these people are going to need an army of carers to live.
@zeebee74 Рік тому
@@irondragonmaiden I completely agree with your point and I don’t think these two issues are the same. I was sharing a personal story about my family and no where did I mention that the healthcare workers were “bad.” My comment is about a FUTURE issue with taking care of dementia patients in a more HUMANE manner. The issue you brought up is a CURRENT issue. Where no one (especially healthcare workers) get fair wages. So I kinda see these as two topics to talk about. Obviously they’re somewhat related but one is about treating our sick family with care and other is treating our workers with care. Both matter. And sadly is wasn’t the hospital that wouldn’t let my grandpa leave, it was a small corridor inside the hospital where elders with dementia would sit, for the whole day and do nothing. I’m not claiming the health workers are to blame but rather the corporations that don’t care about anything unless it affects them directly.
@slisamil Рік тому
The founder of this village is the type that gets to heaven without judgment. God bless you sir for such a forward thinking mindset that helps the elderly. If more people take your idea and apply it else where, this world would be a better place
@ishkanark6725 2 місяці тому
This is just average dutch city design
@bethtargett4304 Рік тому
As someone who worked as a healthcare assistant in a care home specialising in Alzheimer's patients, I can see how much these changes would improve quality of life. My biggest concern with the home I worked in was always the mental health of our residents, and while a rebuild into a village like this wasn't possible, we tried to take as much inspiration as possible from them. I'm glad more is being done to normalise this type of care, and I hope there's either a cure or a drastic improvement in current treatments developed soon. These people deserve so much more.
@neutronick Рік тому
My grandma is starting to show stronger signs of dementia, this is such a positive view and it actually gives a useful insight on what can be better for them. Unfortunately we do not have such facilities where we live, we can start accommodating her in a more humane and better design way ourselves.
@danielfried2431 Рік тому
Best of luck my guy ❤️
@several. Рік тому
Wish my grandparent's got this level of care and attention. I remember walking into the dementia care home and it was almost like silent hill. People surrounded by unfriendly faces ordering them around through this hospital like maze, people freaking out constantly and vacant people just wandering hoping you are someone they know. Bringing them back into this natural (although safe) environment would have been fantastic for them, and for the visitors.
@smith2354 Рік тому
"dozens of dementia villages have opened across the globe" - I doubt we'll get anything like that here in the US. Usually if there's any great new concept involving public planning, infrastructure, or public health, we're typically behind Western Europe and East Asia on that front.
@vukkulvar9769 Рік тому
USA version of it would be suburb style with giant street for cars and a big wall around to keep the patients in. USA has the worst city design and planning I've seen in my life.
@Mangocakegurl Рік тому
I’m sure there is some version of this available for the rich and wealthy
@kartik_adhia Рік тому
outdoor gardens can improve quality of life for everyone, not just people with dementia. 6:00
@327legoman Рік тому
Yeah. Sometimes you get a weird feeling with videos like this. It's nice to see people being cared for but bitter sweet considering all the young people who work full time and can't afford to even dream of this kind of lifestyle.
@arminelk7279 Рік тому
I work in a nursing home and I hope that someday the United States will implement this level of care and thoughtfulness for people with dementia.
@samuela-aegisdottir Рік тому
I am afraid that in USA, ordinary people would not be able to afford such a care.
@1Gigawatt Рік тому
@@samuela-aegisdottir So, we have to fund it as a society.
@lesussie2237 Рік тому
That may be far off, considering people without dementia don't even get close to that ammount of care
@conman1395 Рік тому
If you work in a nursing home then you should be familiar with what Medicare does and doesn't cover. Obviously the US won't implement this level of care.
@DonMarzzoni Рік тому
Police won't stop killing POC and the military spends 900 billion dollars a year. You think America cares about old people?
@asdfssdfghgdfy5940 Рік тому
As someone whose mum is starting to get extremely bad dementia at an extremely young age (65) this vide brought me to tears. I wish we had stuff like this in Australia. Most of our nursing homes here are full of people that don't really care. I imagine the dementia sections are worse. Most of the carers working in nursing homes are just using that as their job whilst they pursue their Bachelor of Nursing.
@deutgi Рік тому
I'm really happy that this exists. There is a man in my neighbourhood with dementia and he often goes outside his house to take a walk around the street. He usually sticks to the same route which is probably a good sign that he remembers how to do some things, but sometimes he gets into people's gardens and gets lost. Everyone on my street knows him and helps him but some people aren't so lucky... I hope more places like this can be built so no one is alone with this anymore
@acombo Рік тому
listen to "everywhere at the end of time" and you'll know how it FEELS like having dementia! it's interesting!
@mollyroughan1154 Рік тому
My great grandmother had dementia, and when put into a nursing home for it, her condition immediately declined. The hospital environment was so foreign and standardized that she almost instantly began forgetting things, and, not long after, her family and friends. It was really saddening to see, and I hope advancements like these will help ease memory loss for people who struggle with it.
@robertlozyniak3661 Рік тому
She probably forgot things because she felt sure that she herself had been forgotten about.
@michaelktran Рік тому
This is so promising for families having to run support for dementia.
@salokin3087 Рік тому
Not really, its costs a huge amount
@alespic Рік тому
@@salokin3087 for now, hopefully.
@branm5459 Рік тому
I’m not expecting this anytime in the US unfortunately. But with unions on the rise and people slowly banding together to take their lives back, one could hope
@anders2821 Рік тому
5:28 Thats the same amount my family has to pay to keep my grandma in a care facility without this design. Thats a absolutly resonable price for such a village, I have a hard time understanding how funding for those villages is concieved so high while a nursing home costs the same
@Agtsmirnoff Рік тому
You getting ripped off then.
@SweaterGodHavina Рік тому
For the love, thought, and respect that went into this creation, I’m very thankful!!
@nepadron Рік тому
Working in both primary school and nursing homes during my life, I still say they are very similar in how they treat individuals (in this case children and the elderly) as homogeneous, mostly due to low staff ratios. It is a sad state of affairs for those not able to contribute to capitalism and therefore deemed unworthy by our society.
@therealslimshitty5186 Рік тому
facts
@jalepezo Рік тому
Yeah, read Foucalt, we know, we just allow it
@galeparker1067 Рік тому
Wow!! Good point NEP!! Thanks for posting! It is insidious!! 🤔🤣🤣😱
@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588 Рік тому
@@galeparker1067 you doing alright gale?
@galeparker1067 Рік тому
@@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588 I think so...... Why?.......Too many little face thingies.......? Or comment content? 👍👃✌️🥰🥰🇨🇦
@rickywaterman8 Рік тому
this makes me so hopeful and excited to see, i am eager to find out how the research/long-term observation supports this style of care! when my grandmother was in her last few years of dementia, she was considered a "high flight risk" because of how often she wanted to get outside and walk. our brief conversations with her over time revealed, that she was just trying to walk to the store up the street like normal for a coffee, as she had done every day for 20 years prior. if she had had a safe environment to freely navigate her area and make autonomous decisions, she likely would have had a much easier last few years with fewer conflicts. i hope these facilities can continue to provide that to other folks with dementia in the future!
@Ass_of_Amalek Рік тому
they definitely have kopje koffie in that dutch dementia village. ^^
@wordzmyth Рік тому
Yes, now my father is in a secure village he can only do small walks in the yard or long walks when his wife escorts him, so he has become unfit and overweight.
@I_am_somebody_1234 Рік тому
You know that there is a big problem when dementia villages have way better life standarts than actual cities.
@ChannelOfJoris Рік тому
While I'd love these kinds of living conditions it makes sense for governments to spend their budget where it is needed most
@idasavoie1803 Рік тому
True!! That village is in the Netherlands though, and i think they have higher life standards than a lot of other countries.
@ChannelOfJoris Рік тому
@@idasavoie1803 I'm from the Netherlands haha. While you have to pay quite a bit to get the extra quality these elderly do, even cheap housing has similar standards. And since a set percentage of all houses build has a maximum rent it can still be afforded by low income households. That said, we do have a housing shortage.
@idasavoie1803 Рік тому
@@ChannelOfJoris ooh that’s cool to know! I love your country!
@ChestersonJack Рік тому
@@ChannelOfJoris I’m just in love with the notion of being able to walk to the store!
@beetooex Рік тому
Dad's got dementia pretty bad now. Grandma didn't know what was going on for the last ten years of her life. I've got about 20 years until it starts. Can't help thinking it could be best to just check out on my 70th birthday
@michaelnelson2976 Рік тому
This is a really weird take away, I'll admit. But the Dutch are building better nursing homes as neighborhoods than what the US has been and allows to be neighborhoods as actually neighborhoods. We have a lot to learn from these people!
@yes5346 Рік тому
trying to go anywhere from a us/canada neighborhood without a car is really depressing, and boring
@Secret_Takodachi Рік тому
America has nothing to learn because it doesn't want to learn. It's more profitable to remain as is. Human suffering is profitable.
@laurabowles Рік тому
This is great. It treats people with the dignity they deserve. Even in my mid-30s without dementia, I'd love to live in a place like this, with everything you need so conveniently located in a peaceful environment!
@MartinDerTolle Рік тому
This is so nice. If patients can move to a "dementia village" in the early stages of dementia maybe they will remember why they are there and won't be scared every single day
@DavyKrankit Рік тому
I lost my Grandmother here in the home on Christmas day. I'm 36 taking care of her and going through that was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life and I have been through a lot. My prayers go out to all going through the same.
@randomguy-hn2ny Рік тому
Just from watching this video I can imagine that additionally to the benefits for the residents, surely the people working in these palces have a nicer time working than those in traditional institutions for similar purposes, another important advantage.
@kafkan Рік тому
good point
@partlycurrent Рік тому
While this seems like a great idea, the big caveat is the cost of these homes. Specialized dementia care is really expensive, since as you see in the video, people have very particular needs. So unfortunately, until those homes aren't funded through public health care (which they usually aren't) they dont represent a viable option for the vast majority of people and families.
@mapleleafforever556 Рік тому
If we can go to the moon, we can do this.
@eeyore345 Рік тому
Except going to the moon is a great selling point for those who vote, but dementia treatment is not something that gets u vote. If US doesn’t even have universal health care for even base things, what chances will be there for people support such “extravagant spending”? They much rather spend on more guns. Shrug,
@SnappyWasHere Рік тому
So true because in the USA we only seem to care about cutting taxes on the rich no matter the cost to society.
@AnymMusic Рік тому
Soooo fund it through health care then, America
@rafangille Рік тому
this is entirely possible, especially with our increasingly elderly population it may even become necessary.
@itskindofemily Рік тому
This reminds me of when I did nursing. We looked at more "open" models of care, in which clients could do activities like gardening, cooking (and being allowed to use knives) and it sounded so much nicer than the dank and sad place I volunteered in - where each client got a room and that was it
@mistertwister2000 Рік тому
I absolutely love this, such a beautiful way to help ease the struggle of dementia patients. That being said, my fear of forgetting is not lessened at all and once I start forgetting loved ones I’m clocking out permanently.
@cbryce9243 Рік тому
Beautiful! My sister just passed, she had dementia. I know she would have loved this place.
@kellynbaysinger2026 Рік тому
My Granny suffered from dementia and was a very active person before her diagnosis. As her care moved to needing more help, the facility didn't always know the best way to cope (for instance, she would constantly walk the halls, something she used to do around town daily). They were always afraid she would walk off and get lost. These villages are something I wish we had access to for her, but don't exist anywhere near us. They would have kept up her standard of living far longer.
@jadeduong38 Рік тому
This is beautiful, one of my biggest fears about growing older is loosing memories and being in that confused helpless state. Knowing that people are working towards a better version of care for those who can’t help them self but also still give them that freedom of choice is so important.
@mehere8038 Рік тому
So how about spouses? My Grandma lost 7 years of her life just sitting in a nursing home with her husband of 50 years. She would have LOVED to have been able to live in the same place as him & visit those shops etc & also have the ability to go on outings to regular shops etc (as she did in the later years of her life after he had died & her health had deteriorated to the point that she couldn't drive anymore) as well as have some of her own belongings there & do craft work etc while sitting with him, without having to bring huge bags of stuff with her & being incredibly limited in what was possible. Eventually btw someone convinced her she needed to take her life back & she went on a speciality bus trip for the elderly for 2 weeks & her husband was dead within weeks of that. Even though he had really not communicated with her for years, he had clearly understood she was there & when she vanished from his side for 2 weeks, he must have thought she had died & so he gave up living too to join her I guess. Imagine if the villages could give spouses quality of life, without having to leave their spouse too! (I don't know if they do or not, but it wasn't mentioned)
@cassius5692 Рік тому
People so often forget how much the feeling of autonomy plays into our subjective quality of life, places like this serve as a reminder of that and hopefully also as model for the future of nursing homes.
@timasendorf2920 Рік тому
The whole concept is completely beautiful. Thanks to everyone involved for doing this!
@rebeccam2558 Рік тому
This is the kind of design we should be applying to ALL institutions. Psych wards, assisted living, prisons to an extent
@michaelmantinaos8330 Рік тому
Northern Europe continues to stay ahead of the rest of the world
@WelfareChrist Рік тому
I’ve worked with people with dementia for a couple years, and this idea is totally inspiring!
@somethingtojenga Рік тому
This is so great. I can imagine being confused all the time, and just having people who care about you and your quality of life must be a HUGE thing for these people. Society can't just be comfort for those at their peak and extreme anxiety for everyone else.
@silvervixen007 Рік тому
This kind of village should be made more for just old people in general. My grandma has trouble to go grocery shopping because she isn't as mobile and thus streets and sidewalks are a struggle for her. Something enclosed with everything you need inside is all she'd need
@userMB1 Рік тому
Everything that the man who runs the village said made a lot of sense. It's great that we are looking for ways to improve the quality of their lives.
@redhidinghood9337 Рік тому
I cant imagine how expensive this must be. But still its a good solution for people with money
@fhudufin Рік тому
well it said 70-80k for every resident
@AnnekeOosterink Рік тому
@ghost mall afaik it's available for everyone. No one pays things like this directly, well, there is a maximum of about 300€ that you have pay yourself, and after that all the costs are for the insurance. From what I understood there isn't a huge difference in how much it costs compared to regular dementia care.
@nclnmp4 Рік тому
this makes me want to cry. i wish my grandma had access to a place like this towards the end of her life. incredible.
@oddott День тому
my grandma who sadly passed in october (three weeks shy of her 88th birthday) would've loved this. she didn't have dementia, but she always said she didn't want to be in a nursing home. this would've been a perfect solution
@CHOCOLATIONZ Рік тому
I've heard about this village for some time now but never know how it works. Thank you for covering this.
@kush.sehgal Рік тому
Such a beautiful video. Really appreciate the extra effort vox puts in these design videos. Definitely, my second favorite after 'Borders' series.
@jesioterofficial527 Рік тому
This looks absolutely amazing! Don't think that's something every family can provide their older loved one with, but it definitely makes the life better for a person that lives there
@davidnotonstinnett Рік тому
Me: *involuntarily starts sobbing at how beautiful and kind a concept this is*
@Informedphysician Рік тому
My grandfather passed away from Alzheimer's last year, It's a horrible thing to see your loved ones wither away and the worse part not being able to help, Hopefully these efforts succeed and ensure a better life for the ones who need it the most.
@versebuchanan512 Рік тому
I love that you guys have a whole series about design, after your staff got outsmarted by a door so bad you had to do an entire video about how it's the doors fault to feel better
@justrandomotaku Рік тому
This is such a great project - we need more of these every where!
@Swift_Lemon Рік тому
God I wish they had this where I live in the uk, my great aunt is currently begging to get out of hospital, to go home, instead she’s going to get out of hospital and go straight to a nursing home.
@thomasbeaumont8884 Рік тому
To be fair if you had 140-270k laying around to go to one of this villages, you could’ve probably flown him to one of these places as well
@matthewmcree1992 Рік тому
I love this concept so much. Dementia is literally one of the most evil things that can happen to a person, and people with dementia deserve the most humane life humanly possible. This seems like a great way to provide just that.
@lijmoo Рік тому
It's sad that funding for this is so low. Not the same parallel, but I spent time in a psychiatric hospital and I wouldn't be surprised that someone with dementia in a similar "hospital" environment would feel scared or confused by their surroundings - it's an alienating place to be in. Hope this model continues, and proves very beneficial to those who need it most.
@haybail7618 Рік тому
This video is so informative and eye-opening! It's amazing to see the concept of dementia villages in action and how they provide a sense of community and purpose for those living with dementia. It's clear that the approach taken in these villages truly puts the well-being and happiness of the residents first. Thank you for sharing this inspiring and hopeful look at dementia care.
@bankerduck4925 Рік тому
Wow! I am in awe... This was absolutely amazing! Bless these founders and good luck to the great men and women living and working in such villages. Wow! Again, WOW!
@blakeryan7894 Рік тому
This looks amazing, I’ve had family in typical dementia care and it is horrendous, both for the patient and family.
@r8chlletters Рік тому
This is such a great idea but requires a society who cares about human rights and dignity to implement
@juke9674 Рік тому
This sounds amazing, but sadly also very expensive on an individual level
@lancelotwhitford6516 Рік тому
I worked in one of these as a volunteer when I was 15!! It made me so happy to work there and give people safety and freedom.
@crimson4066 Рік тому
Not all dementia patients "remember life as it was when they were younger". There are many different types that affect memory in different ways
@TheTechAdmin Рік тому
All 4 of my grandparents had Dimensia or Altzimers. Which I believe means, I'm guaranteed to get it. So I'm glad this level care is being made for these conditions. Broken brain has to be the worst disability a human being can endure.
@DonMarzzoni Рік тому
Unless you plan on moving to a Scandinavian country you're not getting anything from the US. Republicans love to say prolife but actively seek your extermination.
@Saeshmea Рік тому
This is brilliant! Humanity and kindness above everything else! We need this everywhere in the world!
@Dr_Doctor_Lee Рік тому
this is so wholesome it actually made me cry a bit
@skylark7921 Рік тому
Probs a huge thing to help the ppl w dementia feel safer and happier is making a more familiar space. He mentioned that more recent memories fade first - so they won’t know why they live in an institution or how they got there, or even that they live in an institution at all. But they’ll still remember, at least to some extent, the way things work in the “normal” world. It was really genius to design the layout of the space around common layouts in Dutch cities. If their memories from young adulthood or teenagedom are more intact, then mimicking what they would’ve known then probably helps them feel at home, and safe, rather than like they’ve woken up on an alien spaceship with no idea how they got there.
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