‘It allows us to live again’: nursing home residents enjoy visit to Belgian nightclub

Belgian Simone Nestor (81) dances with youths at the Lift Brussels nightclub, during an evening outing organised by the non-profit organisation Papy Booom, which helps older people take part in unusual activities. Photo: Reuters

Yves Herman

Jeanine (79) finds today’s music too “boom boom” and she prefers old time tunes but that did not stop her hitting the dancefloor at Brussels’ largest nightclub along with 10 other elderly residents of three nursing homes in the Belgian capital.

They ended up staying at the Lift Brussels nightclub until 3.30am.