Yvonne van Amerongen: The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care
إيفون فان اميرونخين: " قرية مرض الخرف" هذا هو إعادة تعريف رعاية المسنين
Yvonne van Amerongen is an occupational therapist and a social worker. Full bio
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very near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
for six, seven people each.
a pub, a supermarket, a club room.
وحانة وسوبر ماركت و نادي
there's a theater.
that live with an advanced dementia
من حالة خرف في المراحل المتقدمة
a major problem in the world,
to be a big problem.
in the nursing homes.
مرضى على قائمة الإنتظار في الدار
with dementia are women.
إلي الدار يعانون من الخرف هم من النساء
are used to taking care of people,
of their husband with dementia,
أزواجهن الذين يعانون من الخرف
is not so easy for the gentlemen.
that affects the brain.
what the time is,
depressed, aggressive.
was not what we wanted for our parents,
ليس ما كنا نريده لأبائنا
nothing is going to change.
to have our parents here."
أن نجعل أبائنا يعالجون هنا
and what we saw every day
that lived in our nursing home
was a hospital-like environment,
and paramedics in uniform,
why they lived there.
the door to go home again.
ليعودوا إلى منازلهم مرة أخرى
in this situation
that already have a confused brain
الذين يعانون اصلا من تشوش في المخ
to deal with that dementia.
لكي يتعاملوا مع مرض الخرف
in a normal house,
أن يعيشوا في منازل عادية
on the stove in the kitchen.
and grab something to eat or drink.
إلى المطبخ ويجلبون شيئا ليأكلونه أو يشربونه
organize for them.
organize this like at home,
of 15 or 20 or 30, like in a ward.
مع 15 أو 20 أو 30 شخصا كجناح في المشفى
six or seven, family-like.
حوالي 6 او 7 اشخاص يعيشون كعائلة
a good chance to become friends,
all the families of the residents
"what's important for your mother,"
" ما هو أهم شيء بالنسبة لوالدتك"
"what do they want."
" ماذا يريدون"
and we call them lifestyle groups.
وأطلقنا عليهم مجموعات نمط الحياة
we found this formal lifestyle.
وجدنا نمط الحياة الرسمي هذا
of interacting with each other,
مع بعضهم البعض بطريقة رسمية
starts later in the day,
in this lifestyle group
كثيرا في جروب نمط الحياة هذا
than traditional Dutch.
أكثر من الهولندي التقليدي
in the morning, go to bed early,
ويذهبون للنوم باكرا
their whole life, mostly with their hands,
غالبا مستخدمين أيديهم
family business, a small farm, a shop,
مزرعة صغيرة ، ودكانا
to his work every morning
he could afford for himself.
التي يمكن تحمل تكلفتها لنفسه
he would have that one cigar.
after lunch, to smoke his cigar.
بعد الغداء، حتى يدخن سيجارته
in the Hogeweyk six weeks now.
meeting other people, other cultures,
ومقابلة أناس اخرى وثقافات أخرى
and that's what we did.
with a group of people,
مع جماعة من الأشخاص
your own household.
and a meaningful life.
and do some shopping,
have a beer with friends.
نحتسي الجعة مع الأصدقاء
to go out every day,
بعض السيدات الجميلات في الجوار
وبالفعل يحصل عليها
rather go to the restaurant,
and celebrate life.
الأصدقاء ويحتفلون بالحياة
she takes a walk in the park,
and sit next to her
of society, that you belong.
with advanced dementia.
بالخرف في الحالة المتقدمة
coming from one side,
and they met at the corner.
وتقابلتا في الركن
to have a conversation with them,
and I saw them talking,
and each went their own way.
وذهبت كل واحدة في طريقها
meeting other people
تقابل أناسا أخرى
dementia can live,
من الخرف في الحالة المتقدمة أن يعيشوا فيه
and the volunteers working there
والمتطوعون الذين يعملون هناك
how to do their professional work
يقومون بعملهم بإحترافية
in the life of our residents.
has to provide everything
أن تجهز لهم كل شيء
that dares to do this.
لديها الجرأة على القيام بهذا
than we always have done
مختلفة عن ما كنا نقوم به
has in our country.
with thinking different,
does this person need now.
it's about thinking different,
and that costs nothing.
it's about making choices.
what you spend your money on.
الذي تنفق مالك عليه
as expensive as gray ones."
الثمن مثل الرمادية"
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Yvonne van Amerongen - Dementia-care visionaryYvonne van Amerongen is an occupational therapist and a social worker.
Why you should listen
Before 1983, when Yvonne van Amerongen started working for the nursing home Hogewey, she worked in a hospital for psychiatric diseases and in a rehabilitation center. In 1992 she was the care manager of the traditional nursing home Hogewey when the management team started thinking about the vision of care for people living with severe dementia. In 1993, this vision was the basis for the development of what now is the neighborhood The Hogeweyk, with 27 houses for more than 170 seniors with severe dementia. Van Amerongen was the project leader and one of the founders of the vision for excellent care, living and well-being for people with severe dementia and of neighborhood The Hogeweyk.
Van Amerongen now works as a consultant for Be, supporting and advising healthcare organizations, governments, architects and project starters around the world to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia. Be is part of the Vivium Care group (non-profit), also the owner of The Hogeweyk.
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