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Warpy

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38. Nursing homes are brutal, especially for Alzheimer's patients

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 12:48 AM

Nov 2014

People with Alzheimer's deal with stress by wandering and nursing homes have floors, porches, parking lots and rarely a large fenced garden with paths around the perimeter for wandering patients. It wouldn't be that hard to modify them, but they want those asphalt parking lots. Patients with nowhere to go have increased violent episodes as the stress turns into fear.

The "Dementia Village" idea doesn't cost as much as an assisted living tower block does in the US. Small towns on the skids in rural areas would seem to be ideal candidates for specialty Alzheimer's centers here in the US.

Unfortunately, it is unlikely to happen. Nursing homes can be poorly staffed and squashing patients together with too little space to move around is considered "efficient" and "cost effective."

I wish health care in this country would kick the MBAs out and start to adhere to a HUMANE standard, instead.

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The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia [View all] LiberalArkie Nov 2014 OP

K&R...n/t ms liberty Nov 2014 #1

Yvonne van Amerongen is a medical genius. Octafish Nov 2014 #2

You know what happens in isolated villages, right? Helen Borg Nov 2014 #3

Cyborgs? Boom Sound 416 Nov 2014 #6

That, and the evil fog... :) Helen Borg Nov 2014 #8

Do the census takers count there? lonestarnot Nov 2014 #13

Yes...but....over and over and over and..... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #32

Snort. lonestarnot Nov 2014 #40

The kids kill all the parents, plant a bunch of corn, and then Jamastiene Nov 2014 #10

Yes.... daleanime Nov 2014 #36

Nice but never exceeds 3600 dollars a month yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #4

Although... Cirque du So-What Nov 2014 #16

The average price of the crap that this country offers is $7-10,000+ a month. nt adirondacker Nov 2014 #18

I heard of a guy, demigoddess Nov 2014 #20

A friend just got quoted $3300 for assisted living for his mother. Nursing care is more and memory LeftyMom Nov 2014 #27

This article made me want to weep packman Nov 2014 #5

Humanity really shouldn't be hard. GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #7

Bravo to her. Jamastiene Nov 2014 #9

Meanwhile, in the US of A: tanyev Nov 2014 #11

The fabled city on the hill has become more of a Mordor world wide wally Nov 2014 #24

Now there is a concept. lonestarnot Nov 2014 #12

Beacon Hill NJCher Nov 2014 #14

Bethel near Bielefeld, Germany was sort of similar for people with epilepsy, as well as FailureToCommunicate Nov 2014 #15

Brilliant idea, but Republicans will never buy it... Historic NY Nov 2014 #17

"Dubbed �Dementia Village� by CNN" Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #19

LOL !!! alittlelark Nov 2014 #22

And one more keyboard to the junk heap in China. But that was funny. <G> n/t jtuck004 Nov 2014 #29

This story brought tears to my eyes BuddhaGirl Nov 2014 #21

That sounds eerily familiar -- "Where am I?" Codeine Nov 2014 #23

This is the coolest idea ever. DeadLetterOffice Nov 2014 #25

Another cool idea: dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #34

They should all be like this, but how will assholes get richer and richer without valerief Nov 2014 #26

"Where everybody knows your name,� jtuck004 Nov 2014 #28

Sounds like the Alzheimer Cafe concept expanded to a village. suffragette Nov 2014 #30

A big, fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2014 #31

k&R What a wonderful idea. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #33

K&R.... daleanime Nov 2014 #35

That is so cool. blackspade Nov 2014 #37

Nursing homes are brutal, especially for Alzheimer's patients Warpy Nov 2014 #38

Netherlands...most progressive nation in the world. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #39