The Dutch sensible approach to dementia and Alzheimer

[packman]

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"... (the)isolated village of Hogewey lies on the outskirts of Amsterdam in the small town of Wheesp. Dubbed “Dementia Village” by CNN, Hogewey is a cutting-edge elderly-care facility—roughly the size of 10 football fields—where residents are given the chance to live seemingly normal lives. With only 152 inhabitants, it’s run like a more benevolent version of The Truman Show, if The Truman Show were about dementia and Alzheimer’s patients."

A gated town where those afflicted live their lives in a more humane and creative way



https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/the-dutch-village-where-everyone-has-dementia/382195/

[HassleCat]

1. Here we call it the "White House."

[njhoneybadger]

3. Good one

[Ilsa]

5. Oh my!

[Turbineguy]

2. I don't think they

would want Trump.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. We need to develop Holodeck technology

and then beam Trump into a Holodeck fantasy world while he is asleep. That way he can live out his fantasies and delusions and the rest of us will be safe. Star Trek:Insurrection wasn't a great movie but it was not without useful ideas LOL.

[SwissTony]

6. Here's a CNN report on the village