Helen Pidd

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3,798 appearances 36 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 3d ago

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Today in Focus · The young and healthy Dutchman who moved into a care home · 10 Sep 2026 podcast

And as his nursing training progressed, Turner started to think there was something fundamentally wrong with locking these people up. voice-verified

And it gave him an idea. voice-verified

Aged just 21, and his peers were living in grubby student house shares, Tun moved into the locked ward of a home in Utrecht, and then another in Amsterdam. voice-verified

The other residents became not just his housemates, but his friends. voice-verified

They shared meals together, secret beers, a bathroom. voice-verified

During more than three years living in the homes, Tun became convinced there is a better way to care. voice-verified

And in a new book and documentary, Human Forever, he explains how. voice-verified

From The Guardian, I'm Helen Pidd. voice-verified

Today in Focus, should we give people with dementia more and not less freedom? voice-verified

Welcome to Today in Focus, June. voice-verified

I've got to say, I am so intrigued by the idea of a 21-year-old guy moving into a dementia home. voice-verified

Did you just wake up one day and think, right, I'm not going to live with friends my own age, I'm going to move into a care home, or was it an idea that developed over time? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And, you know, I personally, I am absolutely terrified of getting dementia. voice-verified

Both of my grannies had dementia. voice-verified

I really remember visiting them in their homes. voice-verified

I hated visiting them, actually, because they were such depressing places, quite frightening places in a way. voice-verified

And that's why, you know, I found your film so refreshing and interesting and kind of confronting to watch, really. voice-verified

But I think before we go any further, could you just explain for us what dementia is and how it's different from Alzheimer's? voice-verified

Because people often use those two terms interchangeably, but I think they're slightly different. voice-verified

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