原荷兰生命公寓总经理，陪你聊聊“认知症”（一）

荷兰护士Teun

《HUMAN FOREVER》

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在耘林生命公寓里，我们常说，“我们是耘林大家庭”。这一大家庭不仅包括了业主、员工，也包括他们的家人、志愿者，甚至包括供应商和清洁工。除此以外，当附近居民、外部客户来到共享大厅，坐下来吃饭、喝咖啡、上网、看书，也可能会给业主带来新的话题。这对耘林生命公寓整体幸福感的提升都是有利的。
有时，家人的看望和陪伴给长者带来的快乐比员工提供的服务更有效。当家人来看望长者时，无论如何，长者都会非常开心。耘林生命公寓里的各类场所，例如餐厅、吧台、小超市，甚至是健身活动设施，都可能成为长者和其他客户的话题，为长者的生活带来活力。

我们相信，和外界的接触可以带来新鲜感，让生活不再无聊，这也是我们保持服务对外开放的。

耘林怀旧博物馆收藏了各类老物件、老照片等，有些甚至是半世纪前的老物件了。这些都能唤起长者们的回忆，帮助他们保持生活的积极性，对缓解脑部功能下降也有帮助。通过老物件引发的话题可以促进长者与他人聊天、建立联系。我也强烈推荐大家来耘林生命公寓各个项目的怀旧博物馆看看，从老物件中体会历史的印记，也为耘林生命公寓带来新鲜气息。

耘林生命公寓也在生活细节方面关怀长者需求，定制百余项适老化设施，从入户、门厅、客餐厅、阳台、厨房、卫生间、房间到社区公共空间，更符合长者们的生活习惯。

In 2021 I had the pleasure to meet Teun, a young and passionate nurse from the Netherlands, with a mission to humanize dementia care around the world. At that moment Teun was traveling around the world to look and learn at the way different countries organize care for elderly with dementia. Yunlin Life apartments were also on the agenda to be visited, unfortunately the pandemic threw a spanner in the works. Nevertheless, Teun and his colleagues made an impressive movie about their journey around the world and what lessons they learned to humanize dementia care in the future. They presented this movie to the United Nations.  The film is now in cinemas in Europe and is getting rave reviews. Teun is hopeful that the film will also get Chinese subtitles in the future.

During his journey, Teun had extraordinary meetings with dementia elderly and their caretakers. This gives him the inspiration for the following list to improve the lives of people with dementia. In his own words: ‘Human for ever’. 

1、Breaking the stigma

Only when the inky and one-sided stigma of loss will disappear will people with dementia win. Stigma creates shame and isolation from social life. You live on average between 8 and 10 years after a dementia diagnosis, so make sure people are allowed to spend these years with pride. Let us develop campaigns to create a more inclusive society.

2、Open doors

Closed wards literally cut people with dementia off from 'normal' life. While ‘normal’ life is so important for people with dementia. There are already many great initiatives that show this can be done differently. Let us make ‘open doors’ the standard.

3、Listen to people

People with dementia are not crazy, so don't treat them that way! Don't talk about them, but with them. Only then will 'appropriate care' or 'own direction' gain meaning. A diagnosis of a form of dementia should not mean that any form of self-determination disappears.

4、Build inclusive

Get rid of the big fences around nursing homes and integrate them more into the neighbourhood. After all, nursing homes are not places where dangerous criminals live, but sweet grandparents, uncles and aunts, fathers and mothers who want to remain part of society. Attention makes everything nicer, that goes for people too, so make sure they can get it by redesigning our neighbourhoods.

5、Reward a healthy lifestyle 

Our healthcare system is based on people who are already sick. There is little money for prevention and healthy lifestyles.

6、Keep moving

Prevention is better than cure, especially with vulnerable people. So make sure residents in elderly care facilities keep moving. This improves mobility, strengthens muscles, reduces falls, prevents constipation and contributes to a healthy immune system.

7、Help informal carers

Ensure that informal carers (family members) can care for their loved ones. Provide them with the proper support (practical knowledge, ways to take a rest) during this difficult phase.

8、Take dementia out of the medical environment

Dementia is not a problem of care alone, but of society as a whole. Provide a social safety net, allowing people to live their 'normal' lives for as long as possible. Ensure that employers, sports and music clubs, supermarkets, town halls, police, hospitals and insurers become part of a society where people with dementia are included.

9、Go for quality of life rather than quantity of life

The goal should not be to keep people alive as long as possible, but to let them live a quality life as long as possible. Even if this means involving risks. Make these risks negotiable and don't decide for people. Doing this is vital, otherwise early-stage dementia means social death.

At Yunlin Life Apartment, we embrace the concept of being a unified Yunlin family. This family extends beyond just owners and employees to include their families, volunteers, suppliers, and even cleaners. When nearby residents and external customers visit the Sharing Hall to relax, enjoy a meal, sip coffee, browse the internet, or delve into a good book, it often sparks new discussions and ideas among the owners. This dynamic interaction contributes significantly to enhancing the overall happiness at Yunlin Life Apartment.

The simple joys and companionship that family visits bring to the elderly can sometimes surpass the impact of services provided by staff. The elderly residents light up with happiness when visited by their loved ones. Various spaces within Yunlin Life Apartment, such as the restaurants, bars, supermarkets, and fitness facilities, serve as focal points for engaging conversations among the elderly and other customers, infusing vitality into their lives.

We firmly believe that staying connected with the outside world introduces new experiences and prevents life from becoming monotonous. This is why we maintain an open approach to our services, fostering a sense of freshness and vibrancy that enriches the lives of our residents. 

The Yunlin Nostalgia Museum houses a diverse collection of vintage items, old photographs, and more, some dating back half a century. These artifacts have the power to evoke memories in the elderly, igniting their zest for life and helping to maintain cognitive function. The discussions sparked by these objects encourage social interaction among the elderly, fostering connections with others. I highly encourage everyone to explore the nostalgic museums within the various projects at Yunlin Life Apartment. By immersing oneself in the historical remnants of these old objects, a breath of fresh air is brought to Yunlin Life Apartment.

Yunlin Life Apartment prioritizes the specific needs of elderly residents in every aspect of daily life. With over 100 customized aging-friendly facilities, ranging from the entrance, foyer, guest restaurant, balcony, kitchen, and restroom to individual rooms and communal spaces, our design is tailored to align closely with the living habits of the elderly.

撰稿：安德烈·雅阁

翻译：秦林林

编辑：周小意

编审：姚倩玉、刘倩云