I love the idea of allowing people to have dignity in their senior years

The old lady at 17mins may not remember her birthday, her job, or that her parents are dead, but her English is still bloody marvellous.

As a PCW who works in a nursing home with a large dementia unit, this type of nursing home would solve 99% of the behaviours and issues we have.

I've worked in a nursing home for 11 years..  This. Is. AMAZING!

Netherlands sets the example of what a  first world country should be.

Seems like this would be a great idea for all of the empty shopping centers and malls around the U.S.

if anyone thinks this is "creepy" or "wrong" i suggest you go to a conventional nursing home, then tell me what you think.

This is amazing. It actually got me choked up . I am so happy for them. Here in America we don't appreciate older people and we should. It's not right what we do ..

If you're around someone with dementia long enough to learn the way their brains cannot retain any information, you pretty quickly learn how (and more importantly how NOT) to deal with them. The only reality that matters for them is what they think they know. Some people thought it was cruel to tell my 90 year old grandfather that his parents were on vacation at Niagara Falls, but making him laugh at the ridiculous notion was worth more than arguing with him about the truth. I hope we see more of this notion of helping them enjoy what life remains rather than shuffling those suffering this disease into homes to die. Absolutely wonderful.

The “where are my parents” question made tears fall down my eyes. Shows that No matter how old you are, you need/want/miss them dearly. Loved this so much 💔💗

I'm Dutch and it is things like this that make me so proud of my country!!

I feel so sorry for these old people. I just wish every other country had the same respect for people as the Netherlands.

When I heard the staff outnumber the residents 2 to 1, I broke down into tears. To know they’re being taken care of in a way they truly deserve warms my heart. I wish we had these here. I remember being one CNA to 15 residents, none of which I could give the time they deserved, as much as I tried. I want to give every one of those workers and residents a hug.

If I were to ever develop dementia, this is where I’d want to be.

For the cost of a single day of the wars spent in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US could fund hundreds, thousands of these types of facilities . . . anyone else here see something wrong with that picture?

Why is it so shocking to see people helping others in such a huge manner?

I thought it was a little wrong when I learned the home my grandmother lived in constructed an elaborate fiction for her; her deceased husband, always at work, her her former caretaker daughter, just down the hall...But honestly the alternate is her resetting mind constantly experiencing the shock of grief and institutionalization, only to forget and ask again in 10 minutes, to go through the shock again. The fantasy was honestly a much better, albeit totally fabricated, narrative for her mental state.

If I ever win the lottery I will build a city here in San Diego. What a great idea! I've been working with seniors for over 15 years Alzheimer's/Dementia is my specialty I love my seniors!

This is a wonderful concept! In March 2014, I started a job as an RN at a local nursing home (this was my first) and 8 months later I am ready to quit. It is depressing to see how the residents and staff are treated. It's sad that in the US that the resident to staff (RN, LPN, CENA) ratio is not conducive to the care you know the residents deserve. Here in the US its about profit. The amount of money made vs the least amount of staff used to get the job done. Quantity not Quality!  Every staff person in this video seemed happy with their job and enjoyed being there as well as the residents. When you have happy staff you have happy residents.  In the video it was said that the ratio for every resident is 2:1 that is great. I fill like all I do at the nursing home I work for is pass medications and paperwork. Very little time to spend with the residents. I will quit my job to take care of my mom no nursing homes for us. I wish there were more communities like this in the world.  I would like to visit this community one day. Sorry for the long post just had to voice my opinion.

I WANT to pay tax if that funded a house like this

My father has dementia. I think this is brilliant. My father does not believe anything is wrong with him. Its the disease. From one minute to the next a roller coaster of memory loss and agitation and confusion. He is no longer allowed to drive but doesn't understand why. Cant get to the store on his own or visit anyone. Does not like caregivers in his home. They are strangers that make him feel smothered. He does not want to go to a nursing home or even assisted living because he doesn't feel like anything is wrong with him. This concept is brilliant. Its clear by the responses who has family members with this disease and who doesn't.