Yvonne van Amerongen: The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care
Yvonne van Amerongen: "Desa demensia" yang mendefinisikan kembali perawatan manula
Yvonne van Amerongen is an occupational therapist and a social worker. Full bio
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very near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
sangat dekat dengan Amsterdam, di Belanda.
for six, seven people each.
enam, tujuh orang di tiap rumah.
a pub, a supermarket, a club room.
restoran, pub, pasar swalayan, ruang klub.
there's a theater.
ada pula bioskop.
adalah panti perawatan.
that live with an advanced dementia
yang hidup dengan demensia akut
serta dukungan 24-7.
a major problem in the world,
yang pelik di dunia,
to be a big problem.
masalah yang besar.
in the nursing homes.
di panti -panti perawatan.
with dementia are women.
panti demensia adalah wanita.
are used to taking care of people,
terbiasa merawat orang-orang,
of their husband with dementia,
suami mereka yang menderita demensia,
is not so easy for the gentlemen.
semudah itu bagi para lelaki.
that affects the brain.
yang mempengaruhi otak.
what the time is,
jam berapa sekarang,
depressed, aggressive.
bersama tentang fakta
was not what we wanted for our parents,
yang kami inginkan untuk orangtua kami,
tidak ada yang akan berubah.
nothing is going to change.
to have our parents here."
orangtua kita ada di sini."
and what we saw every day
apa yang kami lihat setiap hari
that lived in our nursing home
tinggal di panti perawatan kami
was a hospital-like environment,
lingkungan yang mirip rumah sakit,
and paramedics in uniform,
dan paramedis berseragam,
why they lived there.
mereka tinggal di sana.
untuk melarikan diri.
the door to go home again.
menemukan pintu untuk kembali pulang.
in this situation
katakan dalam situasi ini
that already have a confused brain
yang otaknya sudah bingung
pada kebingungan.
to deal with that dementia.
dalam menghadapi demensia.
in a normal house,
di rumah yang normal,
rumah tangga yang normal,
on the stove in the kitchen.
makan malam di kompor di dapur.
and grab something to eat or drink.
makanan atau minuman.
organize for them.
kita atur bagi mereka.
organize this like at home,
mengaturnya seperti di rumah,
of 15 or 20 or 30, like in a ward.
15, 20 atau 30 orang, seperti di bangsal.
six or seven, family-like.
tujuh orang, seperti keluarga.
untuk memilih orang-orang
a good chance to become friends,
untuk berteman,
all the families of the residents
keluarga dari para residen
"what's important for your mother,"
"apa yang penting bagi ibu Anda,"
"what do they want."
"apa yang mereka inginkan."
and we call them lifestyle groups.
dan kami menyebutnya kelompok gaya hidup.
we found this formal lifestyle.
menemukan gaya hidup formal.
of interacting with each other,
yang formal untuk saling berinteraksi,
starts later in the day,
dimulai lambat,
in this lifestyle group
dalam kelompok ini
than traditional Dutch.
daripada makanan tradisional Belanda.
gaya hidup perajin.
in the morning, go to bed early,
pergi tidur awal,
their whole life, mostly with their hands,
hidup mereka, kebanyakan dengan tangan,
family business, a small farm, a shop,
yang kecil, peternakan kecil, toko,
to his work every morning
berangkat kerja setiap pagi
berisi makan siangnya
he could afford for himself.
yang mampu dinikmatinya.
he would have that one cigar.
menghisap rokok itu.
after lunch, to smoke his cigar.
hari, sehabis makan siang, merokok.
in the Hogeweyk six weeks now.
minggu berada di Hogeweyk,
meeting other people, other cultures,
bertemu orang lain, kebudayaan lain,
and that's what we did.
dan itulah yang kami lakukan.
with a group of people,
rumah bersama sekelompok orang,
your own household.
sendiri, rumah tangga Anda.
and a meaningful life.
dalam hidup dan hidup yang bermakna.
and do some shopping,
rumah dan berbelanja,
have a beer with friends.
bir dengan teman-teman.
to go out every day,
suka keluar setiap hari,
dan mendapatkannya.
rather go to the restaurant,
suka pergi ke restoran,
and celebrate life.
dengan teman dan merayakan hidup.
she takes a walk in the park,
berjalan-jalan di taman,
and sit next to her
dan duduk di sebelahnya
of society, that you belong.
masyarakat, Anda memiliki tempat.
with advanced dementia.
dengan demensia akut.
jendela kantor saya.
coming from one side,
wanita datang dari satu sisi,
and they met at the corner.
dan mereka bertemu di ujung.
wanita ini dengan baik.
berjalan-jalan di luar.
to have a conversation with them,
mengobrol denga mereka,
and I saw them talking,
dan saya melihat mereka berbicara,
membuat gestur.
tinggal dan masing-masing pergi sendiri.
and each went their own way.
meeting other people
dalam hidup, bertemu orang lain
dementia can live,
demensia akut bisa hidup,
and the volunteers working there
sukarelawan yang bekerja di sana
how to do their professional work
bagaimana bekerja secara profesional
in the life of our residents.
alami para residen kita.
has to provide everything
menyediakan segalanya
that dares to do this.
berani untuk melakukan hal tersebut.
than we always have done
yang selama ini dilakukan
dilakukan di mana saja,
dengan anggaran yang sama
has in our country.
manapun di negara ini.
with thinking different,
dengan berpikir beda,
yang ada di depan Anda
does this person need now.
dibutuhkan oleh orang ini sekarang.
it's about thinking different,
tentang berpikir yang berbeda,
and that costs nothing.
dan itu tidak ada harganya.
it's about making choices.
ini tentang membuat pilihan.
what you spend your money on.
Anda menghabiskan uang Anda.
as expensive as gray ones."
dengan yang abu-abu."
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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