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A care revolution: Inside Canada's first dementia village
May 15, 2023
In a recent interview with Global News, Habib Chaudhury, chair and professor in the Department of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University, discusses how Canada's first dementia village can help shape the future of dementia care models.
In Langley, British Columbia, there’s a village that may remind you of your own: you can go for a stroll, pick up a couple of items from the grocery store or even pop by the salon. But, this particular community was purposefully built to allow for freedom and quality of life. Because every resident in this village has something in common: they’re all living with dementia... read more on Global News.
Watch the full story here.
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