Persona Scenarios
Patient with Demensia
Paulina is a 72 year old woman who was born in Oestgeest where she has lived until she was twenty. She then moved to Amsterdam to work as a clerk at a medical shop in the Kalverstraat until she retired. Her husband meanwhile worked in construction until he died in an building accident when he was 52. She has three children of which one has passed away three years ago of breast cancer: Joyter, Wojtek and Ina. She was diagnosed with alzheimers six years ago and has been in a care home for the last two years since she could no longer take care of herself at home. When she was younger she would always go to the local jazz club to dance and she occasionally still likes to do so. She has a tendency to forget that her child and husband are dead, so she always asks for them. Since she has been in the care home she has been enjoying playing bridge and eating sweets. She always has a stash of Winegums hidden in her purse at all times. Due to a recent fall, she has been walking a bit crooked but the doctor said she will recover soon.
Caretaker
Cristina (35) is a caretaker at the carehouse and has been working there for a long time. She is a originally from Romania and has a background in nursing. She is responsible for daily care of patients, such as bathing, feeding and medicines taking. She is responsible for caring Paulina
Relative
Wojtek (42) is a handyman who works in a construction company. Like his brother Joyter, he is also married and has a daughter and a son. He grew up in Oestgeest with his siblings and parents. Wojtek is very colse to his mother Paulina and is deeply saddened by her demensia and health condition. He visits her often in the care home and brings her to the local jazz club occationally. Wojtek is a practical and skilled person and he is always looking for ways to improve his mother's life quality.
Patient with Demensia
Madde is a 63 year old woman born in Bloemendaal and who lived in the nearby Haarlem her entire adult life. She was born during the war and suffered from many nightmares as a kid. Madde was a strong proponent and activist for women's rights during the second wave of feminism starting from the middle sixties. She was an active activist for the Labour Party and was an important member of their women's network. In 1975 she made headlines after being part of a group that occuped an abortion clinic that one of the ministers wanted to close. The 90s she was a member of parliament and she spend the 2000s in varying posts going from mayor of a small town to being active part of the water board. She does not have any children, but has been happily married since the seventies. An aggressive form of Parkisons was diagnosed two years ago, but her memory has been relatively solid. However she has the habit of becoming paranoid and forgetting her medication.
Caretaker
Anne (40) is one of the caretakers in the carehouse. She is dutch, born and raised up in Rotterdam. She is a person with sympathy and patience who feels proud with her job and finds fulfillment in helping others. Marie has extensive working experience in caring elderly patients with dem ensia at several carehouses before she is recruted in the current one. She is responsible for daily care of patients, such as bathing, feeding and medicines taking. She is responsible for caring Madde
Relative
Lieke (66) is a retired high school teach who has been happily married with Madde since 1970s. He war born and raised in Netherlands where he met Madde in the university. Lieke is always supportive of her wife's activism and political work, and now he has been a caregiver for Madde since her demensia diagnosis. He is a patient and understading man, and diligent to help Madde maintain her independence and dignity.
Patient with Demensia
Alex is a 51 year old male from Breda who suffers from early on-set dementia. When he was appointed as the CEO of an international trading company he noticed that the kept forgetting about various deals that he had made. Sometimes it was even hard for him to remember who exactly worked for him. The breaking point came when he walked into his old work asking for an intern who has stopped working there ten years ago. He is married to a loving husband and they have three children together who are all in the later stages of high school. He does not accept his illness and can often become moody or aggressive towards staff and/or relatives when they remind him of something. At night nurses hear him crying in his bed and his notebooks are filled with ominous/gloomy text.
Caretaker
Meric (25) is a caretaker that has just been recruited in the carehouse. Born and raised in Netherlands, he is just guaduated from the nursing college. He love his job and is willing to apply what he learned in his career. He is responsible for daily care of patients, such as bathing, feeding and medicines taking. He is resposible for caring Alex
Relative
Tim (49) is a househusband who has been married to Alex for over two decades. He was born and raised in Netherlands and he worked in several administrative job before deciding to stay home and take care of his family.Tim is a caring and patient persona, and he is alway willing to be a steady rock for Alex, especially after his husband is diagnosed wtih demensia. Tim is a good listener and often sits with Alex when he comes to the carehouse and try to appease his husband's feeling of upset and confused, while tring to help Alex to recall his memory.
Patient with Demensia
José (90) was born in Barcelona during the dictatorship of Franco, when he was a teenager he was an active protestor for liberalism and democracy. During a protest he was arrested, tortured and thrown into prison for a decade. After being let go, he fled to the Netherlands where he worked at various cafés and restaurants. After the overthrowing of the fascist government in 1975, he tried to go back to his home country but his trauma was too strong. After returning he fell in love with a Dutch nurse and married her. They had one child together who is now a professor of Geography at the University of Amsterdam. José's dementia has made him resentful, angry and conservative. He has stopped accepting the homosexuality of his son since he now believes that it is a sin in front of the eyes of God. He suspects his wife of fourty years to be cheating on him with his doctor and being in league with the bank to steal his money. Two months ago he was diagnosed with terminal blatter cancer and his doctors stopped treating him.
Caretaker
Timothy (45) is a physician who specializes in geriatric care. He has been working at the carehouse for a long time. Timothy is known for his professional approach to care and his ability to conversate with his patients. He understands that demensia can be difficult to handle and is dedicated to improving the life quality for all his patients. His is also a good listener and willing to hear any concerns from the patients or their relatives. He is responsible for monitoring José's health condition
Relative
Alejandro (45) is José's only child and a professor of Geograph at the University of Amsterdam. During his growth, he had close tie with his father, and admired his father's brave for as a fighter of democracy. However, after his father was diagonised with cancer and demensia, their relations has become strained. Alejandro struggles to deal with his father's view on homosexuality, which caused a rift between them and made them no longer talk to each other. Despite the rift, Alejandro hopes to make sure his father get best care. He routinely comes to the carehouse to make sure his father 's needs are met.
Patient with Demensia
Tudor (75) was born in Kalar Lumpur and moved to the Netherlands in the late 90s. He has worked as a cleaner in various hotels, BnBs and private homes until he retired. Since he has worked illegally in the country he only survives on a small state pension and his family is unable to support him since none of them live in the Netherlands. He has made quite a few friends over the years, but they can only occasionally visit him. Most of the time Tudor is alone in his room playing Solitaire and watching TV to pass the time.
Caretaker
Ewa(36) is one of the caretakers in the carehouse who has been working for a while here. She is borned and raised in Poland, married to a Dutch husband and then find the job in the carehouse. She has working experience in the Poland. She is responsible for daily care of patients, such as bathing, feeding and medicines taking. She is responsible for caring Tudor
Relative
Tom (68) is a native dutch who lived in the Netherlands for most of her life. he worked as a nurse for many years before retiring. Alexia met Tudor while Tudor is coming to the hospital to seek helps. Tom is a warm person, and although he has his own family to take care of, he occationally visit Tudor whenever he had time. Aware of Tudor's demensia diagnosis, he try to chat about their past with him to help him recover. He also bring Tudors small gifts when he is visiting.