Teun Toebes
Teun Toebes
Social Welfare | Care of the Elderly
Teun Toebes, dubbed ‘the Greta Thunberg of healthcare’, started his career in nursing and care ethics. He evolved into an international healthcare innovator who fights to improve the quality of life for people touched by dementia across the globe. He has received multiple awards and is a popular speaker at international conferences and in the media. His first book, The Housemates, was translated into English, German, Italian and Arabic and was a number one bestseller in the Netherlands.
‘[The Housemates] not only celebrates the joy of this particular form of intergenerational living, but irradiates the often-grim truth of life in Western dementia care … a lovely and humane book.’
Telegraph
‘A young Dutchman’s compelling account of his decision to move into a care home shines a light on a system that erodes self-worth.’
Observer
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‘There are plenty of uplifting and charming moments at Friday night drinks and chats with his new eighty and ninety-something friends, as they swap notes on clothes, their love lives and their lives before. But there is real urgency at the core of this book.’
THE TIMES
‘Capitvating.’
Daily Express
‘Celebrates the joy of intergenerational living, and questions whether we might treat old people differently.’
