Care group Noorderboog from Meppel will receive almost 200,000 euros from the province of Drenthe to follow up on the project ‘Dementia at a young age – continuing to work if living at home is no longer possible’. In this trial, young people with dementia are offered daytime activities outside the nursing home.
“We are very happy with that,” says project leader Annewijke van Keulen. “It is good news, especially for the young people who have dementia and who come to live with us. We feel supported, also by politicians, to continue this project.” This amount will enable ten clients to use external daytime activities in the coming year.
67-year-old Johan Stik is also happy with the news. He is one of the clients using the project. “My day can’t go wrong,” he responds emotionally. “I’m completely satisfied now.”
Normally, daytime activities outside the home are not reimbursed if someone with dementia has to go to a nursing home at a young age. They can then still make use of activities offered by the healthcare organizations themselves. At Noorderboog they have been doing this differently since last summer. There, young people with dementia do get a daytime activity outside the nursing home.
The target? Demonstrate that work or a daytime activity outside the nursing home improves the quality of life. Last year, seven people took advantage of the project, including Johan.
Would you like to know why external daytime activities are so important to Johan? Then watch the video below. Text continues below the video.