Young and old live side-by-side sharing the joys of life, and the sadness of death, together in a unique Dutch retirement.
84-year-old Annie Middelburg says that things are lot more fun when shes spending time with youngsters like 22-year-old Jurrien Mentink.
Hes one of six students who live rent free at the Humanitas aged care home in Deventer near Amsterdam. In return, they agree to spend at least 30 hours a month socialising with the older residents.
Amsterdam was short of 9,000 student rooms in 2014 alone, while two years earlier, the Dutch government cut care funding for people over 80.
Those two shortages prompted Humanitas to come up with this cheap way of providing better care, and company, for their residents.
Rather than a generation gap, these old and young people have become very close by living side-by-side.
Jurrien says it is a nice feeling to help them find their final moments of happiness.
Jurrien is about to graduate from a degree in urban planning. He's now considering devoting his career to old aged care instead.
