Yvonne van Amerongen: The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care
Ивонна Ван Амеронген: «Городок забвения» вводит новые правила ухода за пожилыми людьми
Yvonne van Amerongen is an occupational therapist and a social worker. Full bio
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very near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
от Амстердама в Нидерландах.
for six, seven people each.
живёт по шесть-семь человек.
a pub, a supermarket, a club room.
пабом, магазином и клубом по интересам.
there's a theater.
that live with an advanced dementia
от прогрессирующей деменции,
a major problem in the world,
и политиков,
to be a big problem.
in the nursing homes.
в домах-интернатах.
with dementia are women.
в основном живут женщины.
are used to taking care of people,
обычно женщины более заботливы
of their husband with dementia,
за супругом, страдающим от деменции.
is not so easy for the gentlemen.
that affects the brain.
влияющая на работу мозга.
what the time is,
depressed, aggressive.
становятся агрессивными.
was not what we wanted for our parents,
ухода для своих родителей, друзей,
nothing is going to change.
то вряд ли что-то изменится.
to have our parents here."
and what we saw every day
that lived in our nursing home
was a hospital-like environment,
and paramedics in uniform,
в белых халатах,
why they lived there.
the door to go home again.
ведущую домой, к прежней жизни.
in this situation
that already have a confused brain
и без того «сбитый с толку»,
to deal with that dementia.
чтобы справляться с болезнью.
in a normal house,
on the stove in the kitchen.
доносящимся с кухни.
and grab something to eat or drink.
чтобы полакомиться чем-нибудь вкусненьким.
organize for them.
organize this like at home,
словно они у себя дома:
of 15 or 20 or 30, like in a ward.
или 30 человек, как в больничной палате,
six or seven, family-like.
как в обычной семье.
a good chance to become friends,
all the families of the residents
наших постояльцев:
"what's important for your mother,"
«Что важно для вашей матери?»,
"what do they want."
«Чего они желают?»
and we call them lifestyle groups.
характеризующих разные образы жизни.
we found this formal lifestyle.
of interacting with each other,
starts later in the day,
in this lifestyle group
классической музыке,
than traditional Dutch.
французскую кухню голландской.
in the morning, go to bed early,
и рано отходят ко сну,
their whole life, mostly with their hands,
занимаясь ручным трудом.
family business, a small farm, a shop,
трудились на ферме, в магазинчике,
по найму на ферме.
to his work every morning
он уходил на работу
he could afford for himself.
что он мог себе позволить.
he would have that one cigar.
ту самую сигару.
after lunch, to smoke his cigar.
он курил свою сигару в этом сарайчике.
in the Hogeweyk six weeks now.
meeting other people, other cultures,
новыми друзьями, изучением других культур,
and that's what we did.
и чего мы смогли добиться.
with a group of people,
нахождением в доме среди людей,
your own household.
в своей домашней среде.
and a meaningful life.
каждый хочет получать от неё удовольствие.
and do some shopping,
или пройтись по магазинам,
have a beer with friends.
чтобы пропустить стаканчик с другом.
to go out every day,
выйти на прогулку,
добивается своего.
rather go to the restaurant,
отправится в ресторанчик,
and celebrate life.
и просто радоваться жизни.
she takes a walk in the park,
and sit next to her
of society, that you belong.
к которому ты принадлежишь.
with advanced dementia.
от прогрессирующей деменции.
coming from one side,
идёт на встречу другой,
and they met at the corner.
на углу здания.
to have a conversation with them,
заговорить с ними,
and I saw them talking,
и завели разговор.
and each went their own way.
и каждая пошла по своим делам.
meeting other people
встречаться с другими людьми,
dementia can live,
могут нормально жить.
and the volunteers working there
профессиональные врачи и волонтёры,
how to do their professional work
выполнять свои обязанности,
in the life of our residents.
жизни для наших постояльцев.
has to provide everything
должна предоставить всё необходимое,
that dares to do this.
способное на этот решительный шаг.
than we always have done
has in our country.
with thinking different,
под другим углом,
does this person need now.
it's about thinking different,
and that costs nothing.
it's about making choices.
делать выбор.
what you spend your money on.
as expensive as gray ones."
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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