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piepe: you know how many. jaans: no, i don't. piepe: six. reporter: jaans' memory is failing.he has alzheimer's, and needs more and more help. that's why piepe decided they should give up their home and move in here. jaans spends a few hours every day in a special therapy group for those with dementia. that takes the pressure off piepe for a while. it lets him relax and do the crossword. he likes to chat with one of the other student residents, jurrien mentink, who's lived here for four years now. jurrien: what i've learned is that each of the 160 residents has a unique story to tell. they have different interests, different skills and knowledge. and that's what it's all about. what can the people here still do? what do they want from life? we have to get away from the silly idea that old people are just a burden, and that looking after them costs a fortune. reporter: jolieke soon became friends with yoke keerdeek, who has mild dementia. she likes to talk about the olden days and her late husband. jolieke: it gives you a totally different view of old people, a way of learning