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What I learned from living alongside people with dementia

A nurse says that his new housemates have taught him systems must change – to see those living with dementia as people, not patients
Posted 04 September 2023 - 01:00
Nurse Teun Toebes drinks beer with housemate Ad, who has dementia, in their care home
 
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