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Dementia Villages

A dementia village is planned in Canterbury

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbu...uld-be-130764/


There is already one such village in Holland.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...mentia/382195/
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12-03-2018, 03:52 PM
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Not sure about this. Briefly looking at the article it appears to be that only those who can pay will be accepted and along with other concerns at what stage of the disease are thy talking about? Off out now but may come back to this later.
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12-03-2018, 03:56 PM
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What a fabulous idea this is.

I don't know about any of the rest of you, but I think we all get a certain amount of dementia as we age. I know I have it for sure....

I would love to live in a place like that....
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12-03-2018, 03:58 PM
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Must be better than being in a care home but of course as dementia progresses a great deal of support is needed and dementia affects people in many different ways .
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12-03-2018, 04:06 PM
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Sounds grim to me. I would sooner any relative of mine was dead rather than suffer from dementia, including myself. My husband's brother (nearly 85) is totally away with the fairies, it is awful for his family seeing him in that state. His wife visits him once a week, she can't bear to visit him anymore often.
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12-03-2018, 04:06 PM
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Perhaps not exactly dementia (I hope), but both my wife and I are going to attend a research interview in Manchester on Saturday regarding memory loss.

I shall be very interested to learn whether or not I am going doolally.

It's OK, though, because travelling expenses are paid in full. I hope I remember to claim them.
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12-03-2018, 04:21 PM
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I have mixed feelings on this. One part of it that does bother me is the idea that the residents live in groups.

There have been many incidents where togetherness in the same room can lead to problems, one resident attacking another for a slight indiscretion.

I would sooner see separate quarters with communal areas which are supervised.
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12-03-2018, 04:48 PM
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According to the links:

Homes for 250 sufferers of the degenerative disease would form part of Corinthian Land’s 4,000-home Mountfield Park scheme.

The Dutch "village" has only 152 inhabitants and the cost of care is nearly $8,000 per month. Residents are cared for by 250 full- and part-time geriatric nurses and specialists, who wander the town and hold a myriad of occupations in the village, like cashiers, grocery-store attendees, and post-office clerks.
So any such "project" will only be for a few who can afford, say, £5,000 per month, a figure which will, inevitably, rise faster than inflation.

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/info/2..._for_the_media

There are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2025. This will soar to 2 million by 2051. 225,000 will develop dementia this year, that's one every three minutes. 1 in 6 people over the age of 80 have dementia.
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12-03-2018, 04:50 PM
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That's not so far away from the average cost of a care home today .
You are looking at £1000 a week.
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Originally Posted by Muddy ->
That's not so far away from the average cost of a care home today .
You are looking at £1000 a week.
Which say, for 2017, average costs for nursing/care are, e.g.:

North West £766

South East £1,041

https://www.which.co.uk/elderly-care...care-home-fees

But, AFAIK, not all residents pay the the full amount.

The Dutch government subsidizes the residents—all of whom receive private rooms—to varying degrees; the amount each family pays is based on income, but never exceeds $3,600.

Would the UK government subsidise what would effectively be a private club for only 250 residents?
 
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