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The Housemates

By Teun Toebes

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The Housemates

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The international bestseller - an uplifting story of cross-generational living and friendship.Twenty-one-year-old nursing student Teun Toebes (both broke and curious) decided to move into a nursing home and experience the daily life of elderly residents, not as a nurse or a carer - but as a housemate. The experience was to change his life, as well as the lives of his new friends.He initiated Friday drinks, trips out and camping evenings, and reintroduced pleasure in the small things in life: a laugh, a dance, a cup of good coffee, a chance to sit in the sun. As he became embedded in the community, however, Teun became more and more distressingly aware of how society and the care system diminishes the elderly and particularly people living with dementia - and he resolved to do something about it.A number 1 bestseller in the Netherlands, The Housemates is Teun Toebes' story of his years of being a housemate, the friends who changed him and a heartfelt cry for change in how we care for the elderly.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2023-09-19
Publication Date:
2023-08-03
Publisher:
Duckworth Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1914613392
ISBN13:
9781914613395
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
172 g
Height:
124 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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