Also, pretty sloppy to quote the name wrong in the article, it's not 'Hogeway' but 'Hogewey', the difference in dutch is between 'road' and 'meadow' (the latter in a weird spelling). On the facility website they also use 'weyk' which has yet another connotation (borough).
I've seen and am seeing some family members and close friends at very advanced age go through this. They are utterly unaware that they are dementing, to them everything is fine and their memories of the things that go wrong fade so fast that you can't really have a meaningful conversation on the subject. Some 80+ year olds are sharp as can be, but they are the exception around me, the default is a body that is still there coupled with a mind that is slowly leaving, too slow for the mind itself to notice.
Good genes may help keep your body alive but without a mind to go with it I'm not sure whether that's worth it. Personally I live in fear of ending up like that, depending on others for even the most basic needs.
https://www.vivium.nl/zorgeloos-wonen-concept
More about this particular facility:
https://www.vivium.nl/verpleeghuis-dementie-hogewey-de-hogew...
Also, pretty sloppy to quote the name wrong in the article, it's not 'Hogeway' but 'Hogewey', the difference in dutch is between 'road' and 'meadow' (the latter in a weird spelling). On the facility website they also use 'weyk' which has yet another connotation (borough).
I've seen and am seeing some family members and close friends at very advanced age go through this. They are utterly unaware that they are dementing, to them everything is fine and their memories of the things that go wrong fade so fast that you can't really have a meaningful conversation on the subject. Some 80+ year olds are sharp as can be, but they are the exception around me, the default is a body that is still there coupled with a mind that is slowly leaving, too slow for the mind itself to notice.
Good genes may help keep your body alive but without a mind to go with it I'm not sure whether that's worth it. Personally I live in fear of ending up like that, depending on others for even the most basic needs.