Ah, but will each resident sport a handy button with a penny-farthing bicycle logo and their unit number ???
Me, Iām at Number Two. The Green Dome. Be Seeing You!!
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Our safe, effective retrieval system ensures even the most confused or recalcitrant of villagers will always find their way home.
Itās quite incredible how pragmatic and thoughtful the Dutch are about so many aspects of life that other cultures botch so thoroughly. No oneās perfect, but in a lot of domains the Dutch make a damn solid run at it by recognizing just that and coming up with thoughtful solutions to our very lack of perfection, from our weakness for intoxicants to the mental decline of old age. Ironically getting them closer to the ideal than most of the rest of us.
Rover was the silliest effect ever and it still scares the piss out of me.
Thereās a hint of Rover in the the drones in āOblivion,ā including the sound effects.
Agreed. I love this idea and I hope it works well for the residents. My only concern would be the long term effect of removing the elderly from the general population. Children especially benefit from interacting with and hearing the wisdom of the elderly as well as the reminder of what will become of us all.
Now where were we? Oh yeah: the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didnāt have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow onesā¦
Note that such separate accommodations are meant for people suffering from dementia, not all elderly people.
I love hearing about potential solutions to problems that seemed āunsolvableā. Itās much better than hearing from nay-sayers, obstructionists, and those that are āpart of the problemā. I really like this concept and think it has a lot of potential.
Well, hell. HEY GRAMS GET OUTTA THE CAR!
noted. Dementia comes in many forms. Iāve spent a good deal of time with sufferers and by and large, they are aware, articulate, and interesting. They may not know where they are or who you are or even what year it is, but they are still an interesting bunch and if you take the time, often very very funny.
Iām not trying to concern troll here. I just hope walling off dementia sufferers works out well for them.
Ideally, I would hope they stay with family but this sounds like a good option when that isnāt possible.
I dunno, Iāve known a few who were cranky and mean and would expose themselves without warning. One bastard could ruin the whole village.
I didnāt think you were concern trolling, sorry if it came across that way. My impression of that village was that it was specifically for people who are easily disoriented and lost and need special full-time care, not for most elderly- or even very mild, high-functioning dementia cases who can still handle ānormal lifeā well.
Definitely better than the current option (hospice, hospital, etc). My grandfather died of alzheimer and even though he was in the best facility my mother/aunt could find once they could no longer ensure his safety and care, it still was a very depressing place. Many other residents were aggressive and very noisy which stressed-out my grandfather who was a quiet and withdrawn personality even in sickness. Since they were all in the same building, there was no escape from the atmosphere. A village sounds a lot less claustrophobic.
I would happily work there.
My mother had dementia and she never lost her sense of humour. My dad loved that she would laugh at his jokes as if she was hearing them for the first time.
My father looked after her until her death last year. One of the few times he put her in respite care she left and started walking home. She was half way across the city before the staff found her. I think a place like this village would have made a world of difference to both of them in her final years (assuming they allow couples to stay together).
My motherās mother had dementia too so Iām pretty sure I know what my future looks like. I hope they have something like this in Canada by the time I need it.
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