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10InnovationinhowtheagedarehousedisoccurringaroundtheworldBeckernowhasover17ApartmentsforLifeDevelopmentsinRoerdamthathousemanythousandsofresidents.DrBeckerhasvisitedAustraliaanumberofmeswherehehasspokenpassionatelyabouttheworkheisdoing.InSydneytheBenevolentSocietyenthusiascallytookuphismessageanddevelopedplansforasimilarprojectinBondi.TheApartmentsforLifebuildingsaregenerallyhighriseapartmentbuildingslocatedinacvepartsofthecity.Theapartmentsarearrangedaroundavillagesquareatgroundlevelwhichincludesanatriumareawithloungefaciliesandcafes.Thiscentralcommonareaisoenlledwithartworksandhasalivelysenseofacvity.Theaimistoencourageolderresidentstomeetthereratherthanstayintheirownapartment.Inthiswayresidentsfeeltheyarepartofthebroadercommunity.Friendsfromthesurroundingareaaswellasfamilymembersareencouragedtofeelathomeinthecommonarea.Associatedwiththevillagesquarearetnesscentresgardensastoreandartstudios.Whenresidentsdogetolderandneedcareandsupportthesecanbeorganised.Keysupportservicesincludeasocialworkeradoctorandnursingcare.RoerdamHolland-ApartmentsforLifeApartmentsforLifehave4keyvalues1.BeBossOfYourOwnLifeThereareminimumrulesandrespectforeachindividual.2.UseItOrLoseItThisincludessocialskillsandcondenceandlearningnewskills.3.AnExtendedFamilyApproachTocreateafriendlyenvironment.4.APosiveAtudeOrYesCultureTobesupporveofallresidents.ApartmentsforLifeaimtohaveatleastonethirdofresidentsaspeopleingoodhealthwhocanliveindependentlyandmanyofthesepeopleactasvolunteerstohelpwiththemanagementofthecomplex.HumanitashasnotbuiltanursinghomeformanyyearsandseesApartmentsforLifeasabeermodelforolderpeopletolivein.Themostwell-knownexampleofinnovaoninhousingtheagedcomesfromRoerdaminHollandwhereDrHansBeckeroftheHumanitasFoundaonhasbeenchampioningmoreacveurbanhousingcomplexesforolderpeople.Referencehpwww.inbo.comNLprojectenPagesVeldhovenRundgraafpark.aspx.UYHFmysY1bu