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From The Independent:
Switzerland's 'Dementiaville' designed to mirror the past
Plan to build 1950s-style village for Alzheimer's sufferers divides geriatric-care experts
TONY PATERSON
TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2012
[snip]
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Neuroscience
"Dementiaville"
From The Independent:
Switzerland's 'Dementiaville' designed to mirror the past
Plan to build 1950s-style village for Alzheimer's sufferers divides geriatric-care experts
TONY PATERSON
TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2012
[snip]
"Its detractors may end up dubbing it "Dementiaville", but Switzerland is brushing aside a debate raging among geriatric-care experts with plans to build a mock-1950s village catering exclusively for elderly sufferers of Alzheimer's and other debilitating mental illnesses."[snip]
Read the full article
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UI College of Law to hold colloquium on aging population 5:23 PM, Dec. 21, 2011 press-citizen.com [snip] "The 13 weekly sessions start Jan. 12 and will be available online to the public through live-streaming and podcasts, law professor and organizer...
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