Dubbed “Dementia Village” by CNN, Hogewey is a cutting-edge elderly-care facility—roughly the size of 10 football fields—where residents are given the chance to live seemingly normal lives. With only 152 inhabitants, it’s run like a more benevolent version of The Truman Show [...]
Last year, CNN reported that residents at Hogewey require fewer medications, eat better, live longer, and appear more joyful than those in standard elderly-care facilities.
— citylab.com
Adapting to an unprecedented aging population means adjusting elder-care expectations and forms. So-called "Silver" architecture aims to address this growing population, but what about an urbanism of the elderly? Knowing that active social bonds can actually have long-term health benefits, why not "silver" urbanism?
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This sounds lovely. Hopefully we can integrate as many people into communal life as possible. We are all made stronger by everyone's inclusiion.
Awesome, I only wish this was the norm rather than the exception. I've had several grandparents, and great-grandparents languish in a nursing home before they died. Some held on for years, others just months, all miserable in their isolation.
What a great Image and story. This reminds me of an image I took in Glendale. Beautiful post.
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