The book by Teun Toebes (23) from Best, who has been living in a nursing home for people with dementia for over two years, is being made into a film. ‘Nursing Home’, in which Toebes described his experiences, will be an eight-part television series.
The script for the series is being worked on with the scriptwriter of the youth film ‘Eighth groupers don’t cry’, among others. “It’s not just about me and the book,” Teun explains. “There are also other nursing home stories that are covered in the series.”
The young resident is proud that his book is now being made into a film. “It’s unbelievable that the mission I live for is so embraced. Hopefully a lot of people will watch and enjoy this beautiful drama series, and become aware of how valuable people living with dementia are in our society.”
He will not play a role in the series himself.
Book is being translated
In the book Nursing Home, author Toebes shares his experiences about living in the closed ward of a nursing home for people with dementia. The book debuted at the top of the bestseller list. Fifty thousand copies have now been sold and an English and an Arabic version is in the works.
The series is being created by director Mike van Diem, who won an Oscar for his film Character.
A few years ago Teun drove around in the ‘Pauzemobiel’, a car converted into a living room with which he took people with dementia on the road.