Hans Becker: Transforming Retirement Living in The Netherlands
The ACCESS Health team in Sweden has just published a new interview with Dr. Hans Becker, a man the Financial Times recently dubbed a “maverick” who is transforming retirement living. Dr. Becker has a unique philosophy when it comes to elder care: …
Modern Aging China: What Can We Learn From Sweden and the Netherlands?
We recently organized our second Modern Aging lecture in Beijing. We invited two Swedish experts to share their expertise on innovations in elder care in Sweden and the Netherlands. …
eEstonia! Setting New Standards for eGovernance
This article originally appeared in The Huffington Post. It is based on interviews in Estonia conducted by Sofia Widén of ACCESS Health Sweden with Taavi Kotka, Artur Novek, and Dr. Ain Aaviksoo. …
Dementia: A Way Forward
In this post, I focus on areas of care and engagement in life as a forward looking response to the public health challenge of dementia. …
The Internet: Not an Equalizer
The digital revolution is not yet a great social and economic equalizer. …
Hogewey: Dementia Care Done Differently
This is the fourth blog post in a series about cutting edge elder care in the Netherlands. In this blog post, we take a closer look at the Dementia Village at Hogewey. During my recent trip to the Netherlands, I traveled thirty minutes …
Neighborhood Care: A Model for Better Homecare
This is the third blog post in a series about cutting edge elder care in the Netherlands. In this blog post, we take a closer look at Buurtzorg. …
Blended Care with a Focus on Wellbeing and Social Connection
Innovation is combining knowledge from different fields to solve a pressing problem. This is exactly what the eHealth entrepreneur Dr. Daan Dohmen is doing in Holland with his software applications in elder care. …
The Future of Elder Care is Already Here
As part of my studies of good practice in elder care, I decided to spend a couple of weeks in Holland. …
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