Acquiescence




Life expectancy has increased over the last few decades, and the quality of this older life only gets better. Still, talking to elderly people, they all say the same: “Everyone wants to grow old, but nobody wants to be old”. The simplest things become impregnable obstacles because their memory is failing on them. Their social circle is getting smaller; they never get used to the funerals, but it’s part of this phase in life.

The elderly want to live in their own home as long as possible, overcoming all kinds of hurdles to stay. They hold on to and cherish what is still there and are in acquiescence with everything else.

Still lives: Support materials that are essential to enable the elderly stay in their own homes as long as possible, but these will never be in the spotlight.

Dutch title: ‘Berusting‘

2022